A review on conductive polymers and their hybrids for flexible and wearable thermoelectric applications
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G. Prunet, F. Pawula, G. Fleury, E. Cloutet, A.J. Robinson, G. Hadziioannou, A. Pakdel, A review on conductive polymers and their hybrids for flexible and wearable thermoelectric applications, Materials Today Physics, 18, 2021, 100402Download Item:
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There is a growing demand for flexible and wearable next-generation electronic devices that
must be capable of bending and stretching under mechanical deformation. In this regard,
energy harvesting technologies have immensely invested in organic and polymeric
semiconducting materials due to their large-area synthesis, low cost, low toxicity, high
flexibility, and tunable electronic properties. For example, electrically conductive π-
conjugated polymers have been investigated in various thermoelectric technologies for
producing stretchable, wearable, and light-weight thermoelectric devices that can harvest
energy from a temperature gradient and produce electricity with no pollution or moving
parts. In this review we initially provide a general overview of the thermoelectric principles
and conductive polymer characteristics, followed by the recent progress in their application
in flexible and wearable thermoelectric devices. We also evaluate new advances in
manufacturing hybrids of π-conjugated polymers with other polymers, inorganic materials
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wearable next-generation electronic devices, mechanical deformation, thermoelectric technologiesDOI:
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