Thermoelectric transport in conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT)has proved its quite competitive thermoelectric properties in flexible electronics with its excellent electrical and mechanical properties.Since the early discovery of PEDOT,considerable experimental progress has been achieved in optimizing and improving the thermoelectric properties as a promising organic thermoelectric material(OTE).Among them,theoretical research has made significant contributions to its development.Here the basic physics of conductive PEDOT are reviewed based on the combination of theory and experiment.The purpose is to provide a new insight into the development of PEDOT,so as to effectively design and preparation of advanced thermoelectric PEDOT material in the future.     

Thermoelectric Performances of Free-Standing Polythiophene and Poly（3-Methylthiophene） Nanofilms

Thermoelectric performances of free-standing polythiophene （PT） and poly（3-methylthiophene） （PMeT） nanofilms with high tensile strength electrosynthesized from boron trifluoride diethyl etherate （BFEE） are systematically investigated. They display decent electric conductivity （47 and 73S.cm^-1）, high Seebeck coefficient （130 and 76μV.K^-1） and low thermal conductivity （0.17 and 0.15 W.m^-1.K^-1） at room temperature. Their figure of merit can reach 3.0 × 10^-2 at 250K, higher than that of many other conducting polymers. The decrease of charge carrier concentration resulting from volatile and water-sensitive dopants from BFEE leads to the decrease of electrical conductivity but a substantial increase of the Seebeck coet~cient, making their figure-of-merit values maintained at more than 10-2 even after prolonged storage （two months）. Moreover, free-standing PT and PMeT exhibit much better thermoelectric performances than those in pressed pellets due to the good arrangement of the polymer chains and preferably oriented structure in films. It therefore provides a way to improve the thermo- electric performances of conducting polymers by controlling regularity of the extended conjugated chain structure and/or the chain packing to achieve high charge mobility.     

导电聚合物/贵金属复合材料应用于C1小分子电催化氧化

低温燃料电池作为一种新型的能源装置,具有能量转换效率高、工作温度低、无污染、液体燃料处理简单、启动迅速等诸多优点,已成为世界各国竞相研究的热点。有机小分子的高效电催化氧化直接关系到低温燃料电池的发展和应用。低温燃料电池的电极材料主要是碳/贵金属复合材料,碳载体易导致贵金属粒子团聚、且易发生电氧化腐蚀等缺点降低了贵金属的利用率和电池的使用寿命。导电聚合物具有高的抗腐蚀性、高的表面积、低电阻和高稳定性得到很大关注。本文综述了近年来国内外导电聚合物/金属复合电极材料在燃料电池中的研究进展。     

壳聚糖纳米微球对牛血清蛋白的包封和缓释效果研究

壳聚糖(chitosan,CS)是甲壳素脱乙酰化的产物,是由葡萄糖结构单元组成的直链多糖。CS作为一种带正电荷的天然多糖,本身具有无毒、无刺激性、无致敏性、无致突变的性质,降解产物为低分子壳寡糖和葡萄糖胺,具有良好的生物相容性和生物降解性[1-2]。CS本身具有的特性,引起了人们的