Electrical transport properties conducting polymers, summary

In summary, CPs offer numerous advantages over inorganic semiconductors for thermoelectric applications because of their unique properties. However, the poor electrical transport properties have impeded their practical application as TE materials in the past. Recent studies indicate that incorporating the inorganic nanoparticle into polymer matrix is an effective way to improve the electrical transport properties of CPs, including electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, while keep the thermal conductivity at low level simultaneously. Consequently, the power factors of most CP-based nanocomposites are about 2 3 orders of magnitude higher than those of conventional pure CPs and the maximum ZT value is up to 0.1 at present. 

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