Lactone Backbone Density in Rigid Electron-Deficient Semiconducting Polymers Enabling High n-type Organic Thermoelectric Performance
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Maryam Alsufyani
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
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Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorKarl Thorley
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506-0055 USA
Search for more papers by this authorRawad K. Hallani
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorYuttapoom Puttisong
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorXudong Ji
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Search for more papers by this authorDilara Meli
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
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X-Ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439 USA
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Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorCraig Combe
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorHu Chen
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
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Prof. Iain McCulloch
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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Maryam Alsufyani
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
Search for more papers by this authorMarc-Antoine Stoeckel
Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorXingxing Chen
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorKarl Thorley
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506-0055 USA
Search for more papers by this authorRawad K. Hallani
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorYuttapoom Puttisong
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorXudong Ji
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Search for more papers by this authorDilara Meli
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Search for more papers by this authorBryan D. Paulsen
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph Strzalka
X-Ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439 USA
Search for more papers by this authorKhrystyna Regeta
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorCraig Combe
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorHu Chen
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
Search for more papers by this authorJunfu Tian
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jonathan Rivnay
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208 USA
Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Simone Fabiano
Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
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Prof. Iain McCulloch
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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Three lactone-based rigid semiconducting polymers were designed to overcome major limitations in the development of n-type organic thermoelectrics, namely electrical conductivity and air stability. Experimental and theoretical investigations demonstrated that increasing the lactone group density by increasing the benzene content from 0 % benzene (P-0), to 50 % (P-50), and 75 % (P-75) resulted in progressively larger electron affinities (up to 4.37 eV), suggesting a more favorable doping process, when employing (N-DMBI) as the dopant. Larger polaron delocalization was also evident, due to the more planarized conformation, which is proposed to lead to a lower hopping energy barrier. As a consequence, the electrical conductivity increased by three orders of magnitude, to achieve values of up to 12 S cm and Power factors of 13.2 μWm−1 K−2 were thereby enabled. These findings present new insights into material design guidelines for the future development of air stable n-type organic thermoelectrics.
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