title: Power factor enhancement in solution-processed organic n-type thermoelectrics through molecular design.
abstract: A new class of high-performance n-type organic thermoelectric materials, self-doping perylene diimide derivatives with modified side chains, is reported. These materials achieve the highest n-type thermoelectric performance of solution-processed organic materials reported to date, with power factors as high as 1.4 μW/mK(2). These results demonstrate that molecular design is a promising strategy for enhancing organic thermoelectric performance.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: Maxwell J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Robb
authors.forename: Fulvio G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Brunetti
authors.forename: P Levi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Erin E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Shrayesh N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chabinyc
authors.forename: Craig J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hawker
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Segalman
keywords: n-type; organic electronics; perylene diimide; thermoelectrics