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Myint, May Thu Zar
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Nishikawa, Takeshi
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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Omoto, Kazuki
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Inoue, Hirotaka
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Yamashita, Yoshifumi
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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Kyaw, Aung Ko Ko
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Hayashi, Yasuhiko
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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抄録 | Flexible, light-weight and robust thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted much attention to convert waste heat from low-grade heat sources, such as human body, to electricity. Carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn is one of the potential TE materials owing to its narrow band-gap energy, high charge carrier mobility, and excellent mechanical property, which is conducive for flexible and wearable devices. Herein, we propose a way to improve the power factor of CNT yarns fabricated from few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWCNTs) by two-step method; Joule-annealing in the vacuum followed by doping with p-type dopants, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluo-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4TCNQ). Numerical calculations and experimental results explain that Joule-annealing and doping modulate the electronic states (Fermi energy level) of FWCNTs, resulting in extremely large thermoelectric power factor of 2250 mu Wm(-1) K-2 at a measurement temperature of 423K. Joule-annealing removes amorphous carbon on the surface of the CNT yarn, which facilitates doping in the subsequent step, and leads to higher Seebeck coefficient due to the transformation from (semi) metallic to semiconductor behavior. Doping also significantly increases the electrical conductivity due to the effective charge transfers between CNT yarn and F4TCNQ upon the removal of amorphous carbon after Joule-annealing.
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キーワード | Materials science
Nanoscience and technology
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発行日 | 2020-04-29
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出版物タイトル |
Scientific Reports
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巻 | 10巻
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号 | 1号
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出版者 | Nature
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開始ページ | 7307
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ISSN | 2045-2322
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学術雑誌論文
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英語
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岡山大学
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著作権者 | © The Author(s) 2020
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論文のバージョン | publisher
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関連URL | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64435-0
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ライセンス | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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日本学術振興会
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助成番号 | 17K20065
18H01708
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