Thermopower scaling in conducting polymers

By directly converting heat into electricity, thermoelectric effects provide a unique physical process from heat waste to energy harvesting. Requiring the highest possible power factor defined as α 2 σ , with the thermopower α and the electrical conductivity σ , such a technology necessitates the best knowledge of transport phenomena in order to be able to control and optimize both α and σ . While conducting polymers have already demonstrated...