title: Bendable n-Type Metallic Nanocomposites with Large Thermoelectric Power Factor.
abstract: Highly bendable n-type thermoelectric nanocomposites are successfully developed by embedding metallic Ni nanowires within an insulating poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) matrix in solution. These nanocomposites exhibit an abnormal decoupling of the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient as a function of Ni contents. A maximum power factor of 220 µW m-1K-2and ZT of 0.15 can thus be obtained with 80 wt% Ni at 380 K.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yani
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Minhong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Department of Materials Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9510, USA.
authors.forename: Guillermo C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.affiliation: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ziqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
keywords: electrical conductivity; flexible materials; nanocomposites; thermoelectric materials