writer：Ze-Miao Xiong, Zi-Yan Li, Jing-Ru Zhang, Li Guo, Ping Fu, Fei-Peng Du,* and Yun-Fei Zhang*
keywords：thermoelectric, n-type, single-walled carbon nanotubes, polyethylenimine, ferrocene derivatives, stabilization mechanism
source：期刊
specific source：ACS Applied Materials Interfaces
Issue time：2024年

Preparing stable n-type flexible single-walled carbon nanotube(SWCNT)-based thermoelectric films with high thermoelectric (TE) perform-ance is desirable for self-powering wearable electronics but remains a challenge. Here, the interface regulation and thermoelectric enhancement mechanism of ferrocene derivatives on polyethylenimine/single-walled carbon nanotube (PEI/SWCNT) composite ?lms have been explored by doping ferrocene derivatives(f-Fc-OH) into PEI/SWCNT films. The results show that the introduction off-Fc-OH leads to the formation of “thorn” structures on the surfaces of  SWCNT bundles via hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions, the generatedenergy-filtering e,ect improves the thermoelectric properties of the PEI/SWCNT film, and the f-Fc-OH-doped PEI/SWCNT (f-Fc-OH/PEI/SWCNT) achieves the highest room-temperature power factor of 182.22 ±8.60 μW m^-1 K^-2 with a Seebeck coeffcient of -64.28 ± 0.96 μV K^-1 and thecorresponding ZT value of 4.69 × 10^-3. The Seebeck coe4cient retention ratio of the f-Fc-OH/PEI/SWCNT nearly remained 68%after being exposed to air for 3672 h, while the PEI/SWCNT film changed from n-type to p-type after being exposed to air for about432 h. In addition, the temperature-dependent thermoelectric properties show that the f-Fc-OH/PEI/SWCNT achieves a high power factor of 334.57 μW m^-1 K^-2 at 353 K. Finally, a flexible TE module consisting of seven pairs of p-n junctions is assembled using the optimum composite ?lm, which produces an open-circuit voltage of 42 mV and a maximum output power of 4.32 μW at a temperature gradient of 60 K. Therefore, this work provides guidance for preparing stable n-type SWCNT-based composite films with enhanced thermoelectric properties, which have potential applications in flexible generators and wearable electronic devices.