Optimization of the thermoelectric figure of merit in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

Olga Bubnova; Zia Ullah Khan; Abdellah Malti; Slawomir Braun; Mats Fahlman; Magnus Berggren; Xavier Crispin

doi:10.1038/nmat3012

journal article May 01, 2011

Optimization of the thermoelectric figure of merit in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

Olga Bubnova Zia Ullah Khan Abdellah Malti Slawomir Braun Mats Fahlman

Magnus Berggren

Xavier Crispin

Nature Materials Vol. 10 No. 6 pp. 429-433 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 10(6)
Pages: 429-433
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Authors

Division of Surface Physics and Chemistry IFM Linköping University SE‐58183 Linköping Sweden

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Mats Fahlman

Laboratory of Organic Electronics, ITN, Linköping University, 60174 Norrköping, Sweden

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Magnus Berggren

Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74 Norrköping, Sweden.; Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, SE-601 74 Norrköping, Sweden.

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Xavier Crispin

Department of Science and Technology, Organic Electronics, Linköping University SE-601 74 Norrköping, Sweden;

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Olga Bubnova, Zia Ullah Khan, Abdellah Malti, et al. (2011). Optimization of the thermoelectric figure of merit in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Nature Materials, 10(6), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3012

Optimization of the thermoelectric figure of merit in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

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