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Inorganic nanostructure-organic polymer heterostructures useful for thermoelectric devices

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OSTI ID:1410535

The present invention provides for an inorganic nanostructure-organic polymer heterostructure, useful as a thermoelectric composite material, comprising (a) an inorganic nanostructure, and (b) an electrically conductive organic polymer disposed on the inorganic nanostructure. Both the inorganic nanostructure and the electrically conductive organic polymer are solution-processable.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,831,008
Application Number:
13/685,505
OSTI ID:
1410535
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Water-Processable Polymer−Nanocrystal Hybrids for Thermoelectrics journal November 2010
Controlling Electrical Properties of Conjugated Polymers via a Solution-Based p-Type Doping journal September 2008