ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
5 years ago

Efficient Solution-Processed n-Type Small-Molecule Thermoelectric Materials Achieved by Precisely Regulating Energy Level of Organic Dopants

Efficient Solution-Processed n-Type Small-Molecule Thermoelectric Materials Achieved by Precisely Regulating Energy Level of Organic Dopants
Ye Zou, Daoben Zhu, Xiaozhang Zhu, Dazhen Huang, Dafei Yuan, Cheng Zhang, Chong-an Di
To achieve efficient n-type doping, three dopants, 2-Cyc-DMBI-H, (2-Cyc-DMBI)2, and (2-Cyc-DMBI-Me)2, with precisely regulated electron-donating ability were designed and synthesized. By doping with a small-molecule 2DQTT-o-OD with high electron mobility, an unexpectedly high power factor of 33.3 μW m–1 K–2 was obtained with the new dopant (2-Cyc-DMBI-Me)2. Notably, with the intrinsically low lateral thermal conductivity of 0.28 W m–1 K–1, the figure of merit was determined to be 0.02 at room temperature. Thus, we have demonstrated that small molecules with high electron mobility and low-lying LUMO energy levels can achieve high doping efficiency and excellent thermoelectric properties by doping with n-type dopants featuring highly matched energy levels and excellent miscibility.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b07282

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07282

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