READ ME File For 'Dataset supporting the publication "Solution-processed flexible thermoelectric nanocomposites based on P3HT/tellurium nanowires for smart applications" by S. Arumugam et al'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2724

Date that the file was created: June, 2024

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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ReadMe Author: Iris Nandhakumar, University of Southampton 

Date of data collection: July 2023

Information about geographic location of data collection: Southampton University, UK.

Related projects:
EP/T027711/1  - Flexible Hybrid Thermoelectric Materials

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Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse: CC BY


This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS:Sasikumar Arumugam1, Samuel Perry2, Iris Nandhakumar2, and Steve Beeby1, Senior Member, IEEE
1Smart Electronic Materials and Systems Research Group, 2School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, UK, 
TITLE: Solution-processed flexible thermoelectric nanocomposites based on P3HT/tellurium nanowires for smart applications
JOURNAL: Synthetic metals



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In this work, we fabricate a novel type of thermoelectric composite by mixing high-mobility poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene), P3HT with tellurium nanowires (TeNW) and newly synthesized three different (S2-, SET and SPh) sulfur-contained tellurium nanowires. The advantage of the presence of sulfur in the hybrid film is to prevent aggregation and the ability to dissolve in polar solvents. The thermoelectric properties are investigated by varying the loading of tellurium nanowires into the polymer matrix. The spin coating method is used to fabricate the thermoelectric devices on Quartz substrates. We achieved a maximum power of 47.7μW/mk2, the highest reported for tellurium/P3HT nanowire composites. The results of this study also indicate that the doping of P3HT increases the thermoelectric properties of hybrid composites. The thickness of the hybrid thin films was investigated using SEM images.


The DOI for this data will become available once the paper has been published by Synthetic Metals issn 0379-6779