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Polyaniline/Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanocomposites with Improved Thermoelectric Properties

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In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) on the thermoelectric (TE) properties of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) doped polyaniline (PANI). For this purpose, g-C3N4 was synthesized at 550°C using guanidine hydrochloride as a precursor. Later, PANI was synthesized by oxidative chemical polymerization and doped with CSA. Finally, PANI-CSA/g-C3N4 composites were prepared by ultrasonic homogenization with different weight ratios of g-C3N4. The composites showed positive Seebeck coefficients which are the characteristics of p-type semiconductors. The Seebeck coefficient of PANI-CSA enhanced from 10 μV K−1 to 472 μV K−1 with the incorporation of g-C3N4. Furthermore, the power factor (PF) of the composites reached a maximum at 70.75 μW m−1 K−2 which is almost 500 times higher compared to pristine PANI-CSA. This indicates that g-C3N4 is a promising additive to be used in polymer-based TE materials that can be used around room temperature.

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Financial support for this study has been provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for supporting our study (Project No. 119M213).

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Ugraskan, V., Karaman, F. Polyaniline/Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanocomposites with Improved Thermoelectric Properties. J. Electron. Mater. 50, 3455–3461 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08856-1

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