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US20150214457A1
US20150214457A1 US14/424,309 US201314424309A US2015214457A1 US 20150214457 A1 US20150214457 A1 US 20150214457A1 US 201314424309 A US201314424309 A US 201314424309A US 2015214457 A1 US2015214457 A1 US 2015214457A1
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  • the embodiments described herein are related to an energy conservation technology field, especially to afield in which waste heat from thermoelectric materials is converted to electricity using organic semiconductors.
  • thermoelectric element is an element in which both ends of two different types of metal or semiconductors are joined together and the temperature differences caused at the both ends are used to develop electromotive force, that is, Seebeck effect is used to convert thermal energy to electric energy.
  • a semiconductor is used to manufacture a thermoelectric element, a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor are combined.
  • Organic materials are used as thermoelectric materials to manufacture a thermoelectric element.
  • TOS para-toluenesulfonic acid ester
  • PEDOT Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene
  • Bi—Te system materials should be used as non-organic materials in consideration of waste heat recovery when the temperature of the waste heat of the thermoelectric materials is lower than 200° C.
  • the fact that the manufacturing cost increases because the materials are rare metal and the materials have toxic properties should be concerned.
  • the materials are scarce elements and hard, namely fragile, use of large amounts of the materials is costly and maximizing the surface area of the thermoelectric elements will be difficult.
  • thermoelectric material and a thermoelectric module which is manufactured with stable materials, the cost of which can decrease and for which the production process can be easily established.
  • thermoelectric material disclosed herein is prepared by a manufacturing process including annealing at an annealing temperature from 125° C. to 200° C. and for an annealing time from 5 minutes to 12 hours applied to a material which includes conductive polymer, a substance selected from the group consisting of polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), tosylate (TOS), chloride and perchlorate and a substance as solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, ethanol, dimethyl sulfoxide and isopropanol.
  • PSS polystyrene sulfonate
  • TOS tosylate
  • chloride and perchlorate a substance as solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, ethanol, dimethyl sulfoxide and isopropanol.
  • the conductive polymer is Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT).
  • the solvent is ethylene glycol with the additive amount of equal to or more than 3% by weight.
  • the annealing temperature is about 150° C. And the annealing time is at least equal to more than 30 minutes.
  • the manufacturing process includes a process of making the material contain water in the embodiments.
  • a process of sealing the material is performed after the process of making the material contain water in the embodiments.
  • thermoelectric module is manufactured by using a p-type or an n-type of the thermoelectric material in the embodiments.
  • a thermoelectric module is manufactured by combining a p-type and an n-type of the thermoelectric material in the embodiments.
  • the structure of the thermoelectric material can be flexibly changed to manufacture the thermoelectric module which can achieve a preferable voltage for practical use.
  • thermoelectric module is manufactured by connecting a plurality of units in series in which a plurality of elements are connected in parallel, the element being formed by connecting the thermoelectric materials in series.
  • thermoelectric module is manufactured by connecting a plurality of units in parallel in which a plurality of elements are connected in series, the element being formed by connecting the thermoelectric materials in parallel.
  • thermoelectric material using organic semiconductors has the performance index (ZT) is equal to or lower than 0.1. Aside from this, only a thermoelectric material having a ZT value of 0.25 has been reported. On the other hand, a thermoelectric material using an organic semiconductor with ZT being 0.33 can be obtained according to the present invention. It is noted that ZT should preferably be 1 for practical use.
  • a thermoelectric material can be formed into a thin material or into any shapes since the thermoelectric material is water-soluble. Further, a thermoelectric material can be formed on an inexpensive flexible sheet such as a paper sheet.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a thermoelectric element using a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2A is a graph of electrical conductivity ⁇ plotted as a function of the amount of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2B is a graph of Seebeck coefficient S plotted as a function of the amount of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a two dimensional GIWAXD pattern of a PEDOT:PSS thin film without addition of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 3B illustrates a two dimensional GIWAXD pattern of a PEDOT:PSS thin film with addition of 3% EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 4A illustrates a two dimensional GISAXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS thin film without addition of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 4B illustrates a two dimensional GISAXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS thin film with addition of 3% EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 4C illustrates a result of detailed line scans along the qz direction according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 5 illustrates thermal diffusivity plotted as a function of the amount of EG in solution according to an embodiment, and an as-prepared free-standing film is depicted in the insert;
  • FIG. 6A illustrates electrical conductivity ⁇ of a PEDOT:PSS film with addition of 3% EG plotted as a function of temperature according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 6B illustrates Seebeck coefficient S of the PEDOT:PSS film with addition of 3% EG plotted as a function of temperature according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 7 illustrates relations between temperature and thermal conductivity, temperature and thermal diffusivity, and temperature and thermal capacity according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 8A illustrates a 2D diffraction pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film without addition of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 8B illustrates a 2D diffraction pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film with addition of 3% EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 8C illustrates pole figures constructed from the 2D diffraction patterns depicted in FIGS. 8A and 8B with respect to the polar angle;
  • FIG. 9A illustrates a 2D SIXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film using transmission geometry without addition of EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 9B illustrates a 2D SIXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film using transmission geometry with addition of 3% EG according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 10 illustrates electrical conductivity ⁇ of a PEDOT:PSS film without addition of EG plotted as a function of temperature according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 11A illustrates a homemade Seebeck coefficient measurement system according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 11B illustrates a sample holder in the homemade Seebeck coefficient measurement system as illustrated in FIG. 11A ;
  • FIG. 12 illustrates variations in weight of a PEDOT:PSS when a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment retained in an atmosphere of 298 K and a relative humidity of 60%;
  • FIG. 13A illustrates relations between relative humidity and electrical conductivity according to a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 13B illustrates relations between relative humidity and thermal diffusivity according to a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 14A illustrates a graph of ⁇ V/ ⁇ T at 303 K of a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment, where the line indicated by “1” corresponds to the relative humidity of 30% and the line indicated by “2” corresponds to the relative humidity of 50%;
  • FIG. 14B illustrates a graph of ⁇ V/ ⁇ T at 313 K of a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment, where the line indicated by “1” corresponds to the relative humidity of 30% and the line indicated by “2” corresponds to the relative humidity of 50%;
  • FIG. 14C illustrates a table of the figure of merit ZT calculated using Seebeck coefficients obtained from the gradients as illustrated by the graphs in FIGS. 14A and 14B , thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity;
  • FIG. 15A illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an organic thermoelectric film according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 15B illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an organic thermoelectric film according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 15C illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an organic thermoelectric film according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 15D illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an organic thermoelectric film according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 16A schematically illustrates a configuration of a thermoelectric module according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 16B schematically illustrates a configuration of a thermoelectric module according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 17A schematically illustrates a configuration of a thermoelectric module according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 17B schematically illustrates a configuration of a thermoelectric module according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 18A illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an thermoelectric element according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 18B illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an thermoelectric element according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 19 illustrates an example of a method of manufacturing an thermoelectric module according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 20 illustrates relations between heat process temperature and electrical conductivity of a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment.
  • thermoelectric material of which the electrical conductivity is high and the Seebeck coefficient is not decreased can be manufactured by nanostructure control to increase the carrier mobility without increasing the carrier density.
  • thermoelectric material can be manufactured on a flexible sheet such as a paper and the thermal electromotive force of 0.5 mV is confirmed by measurement.
  • the voltage which can be obtained from the arrangement according to an embodiment can be increased by simply increasing the number of materials manufactured on the flexible sheet.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a thermoelectric element manufactured using a thermoelectric material according to an embodiment.
  • thermoelectric materials according to the present embodiment can be connected in series by conductive wires or conductive paste to increase the amount of electric output due to temperature difference. Additionally, both the p-type region and the n-type region are not necessarily connected with each other in the thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment.
  • the temperature difference can be obtained along the longitudinal direction of the material and the low thermal conductivity, which is characteristic of organic material, can achieve a temperature difference larger than that of a conventional material, the waste heat can be exploited to the full.
  • thermoelectric element can be manufactured by instillation of the material onto the flexible sheet or by attachment of a freestanding film onto the flexible sheet.
  • thermoelectric element can be printed on an inexpensive material such as a paper, the thermoelectric element can be manufactured at a cost lower than that of a conventional thermoelectric element.
  • thermoelectric material is generally manufactured as a module by connecting the p-type region and the n-type region by a conductive material to increase the voltage.
  • a thermoelectric element by which the voltage can be increased can be manufactured in the present embodiment by merely connecting one of the p-type region and the n-type region with a conductive material.
  • This type of manufacturing thermoelectric materials that is, connecting one of the p-type region and the n-type region with a conductive material, is novel.
  • the shape of the organic thermoelectric film and the shape of the conductive material can be arbitrarily designed at the higher temperature side and at the lower temperature side. That is, the shapes can be either a linear profile or a curve profile.
  • the shapes can be any shape as long as the temperature difference can be achieved.
  • the thermoelectric material can be manufactured to include curve sections. Alternatively, the thermoelectric material can be bent after production. Therefore, the conductive material used in the present embodiment can be any materials as long as the electric conductivity is ensured. That is, the conductive material can be a metal wire and conductive paste etc. Any restrictions are not imposed on the metal component of the conductive material. Therefore, gold, copper, platinum and silver etc. can be used as the conductive material.
  • any flexible sheet can be used for manufacturing the organic thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment as long as the electrical insulation can be ensured. That is, a paper and a plastic film can be used in the present embodiment.
  • a process for providing a hydrophilic property for the surface of the material is performed depending on the type of material when a plastic film is used in the present embodiment, since PEDOT:PSS solution is dropped onto the surface.
  • the method of providing a hydrophilic property for the surface of the material can be arbitrarily selected. For example, applying masking to the surface and exposing the surface to ultraviolet light can form a hydroxyl on the surface to provide the surface with a hydrophilic property since oxygen is converted into ozone in the air. With this method, a thermoelectric material can be formed in any shape in the present embodiment.
  • PEDOT:PSS poly(styrenesulfonate)
  • GIWAXD Grazing-incidence wide angle X-ray diffraction
  • GISAXS grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering
  • the highly ordered PEDOT:PSS films hadan electrical conductivity of 830 S/cm, a Seebeck coefficient of 44 ⁇ k/V, and a thermal conductivity of 0.18 W/mK, resulting in a figure of merit of 0.27 at 303 K.
  • Our results suggest that these organic semiconducting materials could be very promising for low-temperature thermoelectric elements.
  • thermoelectric elements which can be used for the direct conversion of heat energy to electricity, have drawn intense interest as promising candidates for harvesting waste heat and solar thermal energy.
  • ZT figure of merit
  • thermoelectric materials mainly focused on inorganic semiconductors, such as bismuth-telluride (Bi—Te) alloys, magnesium-silicon (Mg—Si) alloys, and metal oxides. Most of these materials work at temperatures higher than 200° C.; the best known low-temperature thermoelectric material is Bi2Te3, which has a room temperature ZT greater than 1. However, waste heat and solar-thermal energy are usually at temperatures lower than 150° C. The efficiency of thermal power conversion at low temperatures is low because of the small temperature difference. Therefore, to harvest the huge amount of thermal energy available at low temperatures, large-area thermoelectric elements are necessary. However, Te is a rare metal; it is expensive and not environmental friendly, and is thus not suitable for large-area thermoelectric elements.
  • organic semiconductors Unlike their inorganic counterparts, organic semiconductors have not been thoroughly investigated, because of their relatively low electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient. Recent advances in organic electronics for elements such as organic solar cells and transistors have improved the physical and chemical properties of organic semiconductors. They can now be tuned over a fairly large range, which may make them suitable for thermoelectric elements. Moreover, organic semiconductors generally have a low intrinsic thermal conductivity, which could produce organic thermoelectric elements with high conversion efficiencies.
  • thermoelectrics mainly focused on polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polythiophene.
  • Leclerc et al. have reported that polycarbazole may be a promising candidate for thermoelectric applications, because of its high electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient.
  • Hybrid materials, such as conducting polymers and quantum dots, conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes, and metal complexes, have also attracted much attention because they have high Seebeck coefficients and are simple to process. Very recently, Crispin et al.
  • PEDOT:PSS Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)
  • a second solvent such as ethylene glycol (EG) or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
  • EG ethylene glycol
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • Numerous studies have been published on optimizing the process conditions to improve electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, and on understanding the underlying mechanisms.
  • thermoelectric properties of these highly conductive PEDOT:PSS systems Katz et al. have reported power factors of 47 ⁇ W/mK2 for highly conductive PEDOT:PSS, although the Seebeck coefficient decreased significantly as the electrical conductivity increased, and the thermal conductivity is not reported.
  • thermoelectric properties of commercial Clevios PH1000 PEDOT:PSS with addition of a second solvent, EG The addition of ethylene glycol significantly increased the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS without decreasing the Seebeck coefficient.
  • the film morphology is examined by grazing-incidence wide angle X-ray diffraction (GIWAXD) and grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) (Bruker D8 discover X-ray diffractometer) in order to explain the results.
  • Free-standing PEDOT:PSS films with addition of different concentrations of EG are prepared, and their thermal properties are examined by using flash analysis and temperature wave analysis methods.
  • All films used to measure the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficients are prepared on glass substrates by drop casting.
  • the PEDOT:PSS solution 400 ⁇ L
  • the solvent is slowly evaporated over several hours.
  • the film is annealed at 150° C. for 30 min in air.
  • the thickness of the film is measured by using a surface profiler, and is about 8 ⁇ m.
  • the slow initial evaporation of the solvent is critical in forming a smooth film.
  • the electrical conductivity is measured by using a conventional four-probe method.
  • FIG. 2A illustrates the electrical conductivity, ⁇ , of the PEDOT:PSS films plotted as a function of the EG concentration in the solution.
  • FIG. 2B illustrates that the Seebeck coefficient at 303 K is not altered by the amount of EG in the solution. All samples had a Seebeck coefficient value of 24 ⁇ V/K.
  • the dependence of the electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient on the EG concentration can be attributed changes in the film morphology, because EG is only a co-solvent.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate the 2D GIWAXD patterns of the PEDOT:PSS films without and with addition of EG, respectively.
  • the EG-added PEDOT:PSS films produced a stronger signal, suggesting the crystallinity is improved.
  • the average crystal size calculated from the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) is increased from 1.9 nm (5-6 layers) to 2.5 nm (7-8 layers) by adding EG to the solution.
  • the films with addition of EG shows more intense (020) reflections along the q z axis compared with the q xy axis, implying that PEDOT displayed face-on packing, and that the ⁇ -conjugated planes of the PEDOT crystal are more vertical with respect to the substrate.
  • the improved crystallinity and preferred orientation of PEDOT are also confirmed by pole figures constructed from the 2D diffraction ( FIGS. 8A to 8C ).
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate the 2D GISAXS patterns of the PEDOT:PSS films without and with addition of EG, respectively. Detailed line scans along the q z direction are illustrated in FIG. 4C .
  • the improvement in the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS by the addition of EG is attributed to the increased crystal ordering and crystal size, which should increase the average carrier mobility in the film.
  • the carrier scattering may be dominant at the interface between the PEDOT crystals, because the energy barrier at the interface should be larger.
  • the scattering mechanisms at the interface may not be significantly affected by the crystal ordering and crystal size in this range; therefore the Seebeck coefficient is not changed significantly with addition of EG.
  • the measurement of the Hall effect which provides the carrier mobility, addition density and effective mass of carriers in the PEDOT:PSS films, is attempted.
  • the PEDOT:PSS solution (1 mL) is dropped on the surface of PDMS; after the solvent evaporated over several hours the PEDOT:PSS film is easily detached by bending the PDMS substrates slightly.
  • the free-standing films are then annealed at 150° C. for 30 min in air.
  • the thickness of the prepared films is from 30 to 40 ⁇ m, and the density is 1.5 g/cm 3 , which is calculated from the mass and volume, and is closing to the calculated value (1.45 g/cm 3 ).
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the dependence of the thermal diffusivity of the PEDOT:PSS films on the EG concentration measured by temperature wave analysis. Interestingly, the thermal diffusivity is almost independent of the EG concentration, whereas the crystallinity and crystal ordering increased. All samples had thermal diffusivity values between 1.1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 and 1.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 m 2 /s.
  • the thermal conductivity measured by using flash analysis is 0.19 W/mK for the films without addition of EG, and 0.18 W/mK for the films with addition of 3% EG.
  • Carriers can only transport in the PEDOT domains of PEDOT:PSS films; therefore the electrical conductivity is strongly affected by the PEDOT crystallinity and ordering.
  • the amount of PSS is much larger than that of PEDOT (1:2.5 w/w in PH1000), thus the PSS may be responsible for the thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity. If the morphology of PSS did not change with the EG concentration, the thermal properties of the solid films should not change significantly.
  • the amount of dopant is much larger than that of the host, which is very different from inorganic materials. Therefore, the thermal properties should depend on the insulating dopant more than on the conducting host.
  • FIG. 6A illustrates the thermoelectric properties of the PEDOT:PSS films with addition of 3% EG.
  • the electrical conductivity decreases from 830 S/cm at 303 K to 770 S/cm at 348 K.
  • the decrease in the electrical conductivity with the increase in temperature might suggest that the EG-added PEDOT:PSS films behaved almost like a metal. This behavior is different from the behaviors of most organic semiconductors and low-conductivity PEDOT:PSS films and the behaviors of the electrical conductivity of the films without addition of EG increases with the temperature as illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 6B illustrates the temperature dependence of the Seebeck coefficient of the EG-added PEDOT:PSS films. The positive Seebeck coefficient indicates p-type conduction.
  • the Seebeck coefficient is 20.5 ⁇ V/K at 303 K and 21.8 ⁇ V/K at 343 K, which suggests the Seebeck coefficient did not have significant temperature dependence in this temperature range.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates the temperature dependence of the thermal properties.
  • the thermal conductivity is measured as 0.17 W/mK at 303 K and 0.18 W/mK at 343 K.
  • the calculated ZT at 303 K for the EG-added PEDOT:PSS films is 0.08.
  • we must point out the ZT values are calculated from the in-plane electrical conductivity and cross-plane thermal conductivity. Therefore, the possibility remains that the PEDOT:PSS films display anisotropic thermal conductivity caused by the orientation and ordering of the PEDOT nanocrystals.
  • the film thickness is measured by using a surface profilometer (Sloan Dektak 3, Veeco).
  • the conductivity is measured with a four-probe conductivity test meter (MCP-T600, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), and the temperature is controlled with a hot plate.
  • the Seebeck coefficient is measured with the homemade system illustrated in FIGS. 11A and 11B .
  • the sample holder is heated in a mantle heater, and the temperature difference is achieved by using different metal blocks.
  • the temperature difference and voltage are measured simultaneously by probing the pair of electrodes with a source meter.
  • the thermal conductivity is measured by using a xenon flash analyzer (LFA 447 Nanoflash, Netzsch), and the thermal diffusivity is confirmed by using a temperature wave analyzer (ai-Phase Mobile, ai-Phase).
  • X-ray scattering and diffraction are performed at room temperature using an X-ray diffractometer (D8 Discover, Bruker).
  • FIG. 8A illustrates a 2D diffraction pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film without addition of EG.
  • FIG. 8B illustrates a 2D diffraction pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film with addition of 3% EG.
  • FIG. 8C illustrates pole figures constructed from the 2D diffraction patterns depicted in FIGS. 8A and 8B with respect to the polar angle.
  • FIG. 9A illustrates a 2D SIXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film using transmission geometry without addition of EG.
  • FIG. 9 B illustrates a 2D SIXS pattern of a PEDOT:PSS film using transmission geometry with addition of 3% EG.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates electrical conductivity, ⁇ , of a PEDOT:PSS films without addition of EG, plotted as a function of temperature.
  • FIG. 11A illustrates a homemade Seebeck coefficient measurement system.
  • FIG. 11B illustrates a sample holder thereof.
  • thermoelectric material is obtained by a simple process which only includes an annealing at 150° C. for 30 min.
  • the structures of the obtained organic films are examined by X-ray diffraction to find that the treatment at 150° C. for 30 min is appropriate for obtaining structures having crystal orientations.
  • a feature of the present invention is that a simple process as described above may be employed. Further, there have been no examples that the effects of ethylene glycol are precisely examined from the structural examination by X-ray diffraction.
  • Clevios PH1000 is an aqueous solution in which PEDOT:PSS is dispersed, and it is considered that when solid PEDOT:PSS is obtained by simply drying the solution, the crystal structure of the obtained organic solid film may not be aligned sufficiently because water evaporates relatively quickly.
  • ethylene glycol has a boiling point of 197.3° C., which is twice as high as that of water, and it is considered that time may be ensured for the crystal structure to be aligned because ethylene glycol evaporates more slowly than water.
  • Clevios PH1000 is an aqueous solution and made mostly of water, and Clevios PH1000 contains merely a few percent of PEDOT:PSS. In the present invention, it is advantageously determined whether 5% is required or not and whether 3% is enough or not regarding this “few percent”.
  • One of the features of the present invention is that a technique for precisely controlling the structures of organic semiconductor films is established and that the electrical conductivities, Zeebeck coefficients and the values of ZT may be increased. Further, in the present invention, a self-supported film (free-standing film) is obtained, and then the density is observed and the thermal conductivity is acquired on the basis of the measurement. In the present invention, it is featured that the large ZT values are actual measurement values.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the weight variation of PEDOT:PSS when PEDOT:PSS is kept in an atmosphere with relative humidity of 60%. As illustrated in FIG. 12 , the weight of PEDOT:PSS increases by 30% before the weight starts to vary. This is because the film of PEDOT:PSS contains water. It is noted that the thickness of the film increases by 30% similarly when calculated.
  • FIGS. 13A and 13B illustrate measurement results of a thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment in a glove box with the relative humidity varied.
  • FIG. 13A illustrates a measurement result of the electric conductivity of the thermoelectric material.
  • FIG. 13B illustrates a measurement result of the thermal diffusivity of the thermoelectric material.
  • the electric conductivity increases as the humidity increases, which leads to characteristic increase.
  • the thermal diffusivity of the thermoelectric material does not change as the humidity varies, which does not lead to characteristic deterioration.
  • FIGS. 14A and 14B illustrates graphs of ⁇ V/ ⁇ T of an organic thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment.
  • a Seebeck coefficient S can be calculated based on the gradient of a graph.
  • the graph indicated by “1” illustrates a variation in case of the relative humidity of 30% (the amount of water is 9.114 g/m 3 ) and the temperature of 30° C.
  • the graph indicated by “2” illustrates a variation in case of the relative humidity of 50% (the amount of water is 15.19 g/m 3 ) and the temperature of 30° C. Since the reliability of the measurement can be determined based on the linearity of the graph, it can be said that the linearity of the graphs as illustrated FIGS.
  • thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment can be increased by control of the amount of water. It is noted that the above values are illustrated in FIG. 14C .
  • the Seebeck coefficient S and the electric conductivity ⁇ increase as the amount of water increases.
  • the Seebeck coefficient increases as the temperature is raised. That is, the Seebeck coefficient at the temperature of 313K is larger than the Seebeck coefficient at the temperature of 303K.
  • thermoelectric element and thermoelectric module the manufacturing of a thermoelectric element and thermoelectric module according to the present embodiment is described.
  • the internal resistance, that is impedance, of the module as a whole is required to be low.
  • the elements in the module can be connected in series to achieve a larger voltage.
  • both the series connection and the parallel connection of the elements are employed to decrease the resistance in the thermoelectric module in the present embodiment.
  • FIGS. 15A to 15D includes schematic structural diagrams and a diagram of the manufacturing steps of a thermoelectric element according to the present embodiment. The longer a PEDOT:PSS element becomes, the larger the temperature difference becomes. But the resistance also becomes larger at the same time.
  • the length, the width and thickness of one PEDOT:PSS element in the present embodiment is 40 mm, 2 mm and 30 ⁇ m, respectively.
  • the resistance of the PEDOT:PSS element is equal to or less than 20 ⁇ .
  • the height of PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution should be 5 mm to prepare a PEDOT:PSS element with the thickness of 30 ⁇ m. Therefore, PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution is poured into a mold form and the poured PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution is heated to evaporate water of the solution to obtain an organic thermoelectric film.
  • PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution is poured into a mold form.
  • (2) the PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution is heated at the temperature of 70° C. for 36 minutes to evaporate water of the solution to a certain degree.
  • the mold form is removed and the PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution obtained by the process (2) is further heated at the temperature of 150° C. for 20 minutes to evaporate the solvent.
  • an organic thermoelectric film can be obtained. It is noted that when the solvent is evaporated in the process (2) completely, the aqueous solution is fixed to the mold form so that the film is damaged. Therefore, the mold form is removed while the PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution is in a damp-dry condition.
  • the processing temperature and the processing time of the manufacturing of the organic thermoelectric film according to the present embodiment as described above is a preferable condition in case of using a paper board as a substrate and stainless steel as the mold form. Therefore, the conditions depend on the material used for the substrate and the mold form and the processing time depends on the processing temperature.
  • the condition of 150° C. and 20 minutes for the annealing as described above is a condition for manufacturing a single unit of PEDOT:PSS.
  • the temperature is selected from the range from 125 to 200° C. according to the method employed for the manufacturing, and then the processing time is determined.
  • the characteristic of the material can be improved by applying steam treatment to make the material to contain water and adjusting the amount of water included in the material.
  • the atmospheric condition such as the humidity, the temperature, the retaining time etc. can be arbitrarily changed according to the shape of the material.
  • a process including a sealing process is applied to the element and the substrate after the steam treatment for example.
  • the process including the sealing process can inhibit the evaporation of water included in the element and the substrate.
  • organic semiconductors generally may deteriorate in characteristics when the amount of water slightly varies.
  • thermoelectric element since the water included in the thermoelectric element contributes a preferable improvement of the characteristics of the element, the variation of the amount of water included in the element is not a sensitive factor which changes the characteristics of the element. Therefore, a process such as wrapping which is a process of covering the element with a film using polyvinylidene chloride etc. and sealing which is a process of sealing the element using glass or a process of sealing the element using flexible material such as plastic can be employed to maintain the high characteristic of the thermoelectric element in the present embodiment.
  • FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate examples of a module using elements in which the organic thermoelectric materials are connected in series according to the present embodiment.
  • FIGS. 17A and 17B illustrates examples of a module using elements in which the organic thermoelectric materials are connected in parallel according to the present embodiment. It is noted that “(a)” in FIG. 16B indicates “(a)” in FIG. 16A and “(b)” in FIG. 17B indicates “(b)” in FIG. 17A .
  • an element as indicated by (a) in FIG. 16A in which organic thermoelectric materials are connected in series is manufactured at first. Next, a plurality of elements as indicated by (a) in FIG.
  • an element as indicated by (b) in FIG. 17A in which organic thermoelectric materials are connected in parallel is manufactured at first.
  • a plurality of elements as indicated by (b) in FIG. 17B in which organic thermoelectric materials are connected in parallel are manufactured and a unit as indicated by (d) in FIG. 17B in which the plurality of elements are connected in parallel is manufactured.
  • the manufactured units are connected in parallel to manufacture a module using organic thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment as indicated by (f) in FIG. 17B .
  • FIGS. 18A and 18B illustrate an example of an element manufactured using an organic thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment.
  • PEDOT:PSS is applied onto a paper substrate at first as illustrated in FIG. 18A .
  • eleven pieces of PEDOT:PSS with the length of 40 mm, the width of 2 mm and the thickness of 30 ⁇ m are applied onto the paper substrate at equal intervals.
  • each piece of the PEDOT:PSS applied onto the paper substrate is connected in series with conductive silver paste.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates a manufactured module in which the thermoelectric element as described above is sandwiched with copper plates which have a preferable thermal conductivity and each element is connected with each other.
  • FIG. 20 illustrates the relations between the a temperature and the electric conductivity in the annealing in the manufacturing of a thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment.
  • the electric conductivity of the manufactured thermoelectric material may decrease at the temperature below 125° C. as illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • PEDOT itself is decomposed at the temperature over 200° C. Therefore, the preferable temperature for the annealing in the manufacturing of the thermoelectric material according to the present embodiment ranges from 125° C. to 200° C.
  • the processing time of the annealing can preferably be set to be more than 5 minutes in the present embodiment. It is noted that the processing time of the annealing can be set to be more than 30 minutes to ensure the evaporation of water and EG in the solution in the present embodiment.
  • the annealing process is a process for manufacturing a film by evaporate the PEDOT:PSS solution including EG. And the annealing is required to progress slowly to arrange the film structure, namely to control the film structure. That is, when the PEDOT:PSS aqueous solution with addition of EG, the boiling point of which is higher than that of water, EG evaporate at the speed which is slower than that of water, and then the film structure is arranged in a preferable manner. As a result, the carrier mobility in the film can be increased and the electric conductivity can be increased.
  • the annealing temperature is set too low, EG, the boiling point of which is 197° C. is difficult to be evaporated. Therefore, it is more preferable to set the annealing temperature to about 150° C.
  • the processing time of the annealing is preferably set to be within 12 hours.
  • conductive polymer can be used instead of PEDOT in the present embodiment.
  • the conductive polymer includes polyimide and polyaniline.
  • tosylate (TOS), chlorine (Cl), perchloric acid (ClO 4 ) etc. can be used instead of PSS in the present embodiment.
  • PSS which is stable and disperse preferably, is used in the present embodiment.
  • a material with a high permittivity can be used instead of EG.
  • Such alternative material includes ethanol, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and isopropanol, for example.
  • DMSO dimethylsulfoxide
  • isopropanol can be used in terms of the permittivity
  • the boiling point of ethanol is 78° C. and the burning point of ethanol is 13° C. and the boiling point of isopropanol is 82.4° C. and the burning point of isopropanol is 11.7° C. Therefore, ethanol and isopropanol cannot be expected to be used to control the film structure.
  • the boiling point of DMSO is 189° C.
  • DMSO can be expected to control the film structure as EG does.
  • DMSO is required to be treated in consideration of the fact that DMSO has a characteristic of penetration of skin.
  • EG is easier to be treated by a person conducting the annealing than the above materials since EG can be used as antifreeze for example.
  • thermoelectric material can be applied to solar cells because not only light but also unused heat can be converted into electricity.
  • thermoelectric material can be applied to devices attached to a human body including pacemakers and wrist watches. Further, the thermoelectric material can be applied to energy conservation fields in which low temperature waste heat below 200° C. is recovered as electricity.

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