1. Conjugated polymers for thermoelectric applications

1.1 Polymers for thermoelectricity

Until now, thermoelectric systems have been used in niche markets such as portable refrigeration systems, systems for cooling vibration-sensitive devices (CDD cameras, microscopes, etc.) or in the space industry. For a number of years now, environmental awareness has been driving research into the development of non-polluting energy conversion methods that can be used on a large scale. Inorganic semiconductor materials are good thermoelectric [N 1 500] materials,...