Doping of conjugated polymers (CPs) is a promising strategy to obtain solution-processable and highly conductive films. however, the improvement in electrical conductivity is limited owing to the relatively poor carrier mobility of CPs. Herein, a CP w...
Doping of conjugated polymers (CPs) is a promising strategy to obtain solution-processable and highly conductive films. however, the improvement in electrical conductivity is limited owing to the relatively poor carrier mobility of CPs. Herein, a CP with excellent molecular doping ability, i.e., poly[2-([2,2'-bithiophen]-5-yl)-3,8-difluoro- 5,10-bis(5-octylpentadecyl)-5,10-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]indole] (PIDF-BT) is wrapped onto the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The resulting PIDF-BT@SWCNT simultaneously achieves excellent solution dispersibility and a high electrical conductivity of over 5000 S cm−1 through AuCl3 doping. The doping mechanism is systematically studied using spectroscopic analysis. Finally, when the doped PIDF-BT@SWCNT is applied to a thermoelectric device, a power factor exceeding 210 μW m−1 K−2 is achieved because of its high electrical conductivity, even if the increased carrier density reduces the Seebeck coefficient. Keyword(9p): conjugated polymer (CP), PIDF-BT, molecular doping, single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), thermoelectric device.