Thermoelectric — Polyethenetetrathiolate or polytetrathiooxalate? Improved synthesis, a comparative analysis of a prominent thermoelectric polymer and implications to the charge transport mechanism

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Polyethenetetrathiolate or polytetrathiooxalate? Improved synthesis, a comparative analysis of a prominent thermoelectric polymer and implications to the charge transport mechanism · Tkachov R., Stepien L., Grafe R. et al. · Polymer Chemistry · 2018 · 4543-4555

16 measurement groups · 48 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Batch-to-batch reproducibility of conductivity and Seebeck

P3 poly[Ni-tto] · Pellet

More than 30 P3 batches; SI Fig. SA5 shows scatter.

Temperature
300
Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
target pristine polymer
Measurement source
7 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA5
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
batch_seebeck_extreme_ratioextreme values differ by 1.4 timesText
Rounded Reported
7 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA5
batch_conductivity_extreme_ratioextreme values differ by 1.7 timesText
Rounded Reported
7 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA5

Four-point conductivity, Seebeck and power factor on compressed pellets

P1 poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Main Table 3 comparison of obtained polymers.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
conductivity24.3Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
max_power_factor2.79Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck-33.9Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3

Four-point conductivity, Seebeck and power factor on compressed pellets

P1methanol poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Main Table 3 comparison of obtained polymers; ambient pellet measurements unless temperature dependence under vacuum is specified.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
conductivity_max8.0Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
conductivity_min1.4Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
max_power_factor0.72Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck_less_negative-21.4Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck_more_negative-29.9Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3

Four-point conductivity, Seebeck and power factor on compressed pellets

P2 strongly charged poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Main Table 3 comparison of obtained polymers.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
conductivity0.2Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
max_power_factor0.0002Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck+2.8Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3

Four-point conductivity, Seebeck and power factor on compressed pellets

P2-ox post-polymerisation oxidised poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Main Table 3 comparison of obtained polymers.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
oxidised sample
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
conductivity0.4Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
max_power_factor0.02Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck-23.3Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3

Four-point conductivity, Seebeck and power factor on compressed pellets

P3 poly[Ni-tto] · Pellet

Main Table 3 comparison of obtained polymers and Fig. 1 temperature dependence.

Temperature
300-380 K range for Fig. 1; Table 3 range summarises batches/conditions
Atmosphere
ambient/vacuum for temperature-dependent measurements
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
target pristine polymer
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
conductivity_max47.3Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
conductivity_min27.2Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
max_power_factorMarked as a best value within this paper14.40Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck_less_negative-38.5Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck_more_negative-55.1Table
Exact Reported
5 · Results and discussion · Table 3
seebeck_measurement_errornot more than 10%Text
Approximate
11 · Characterization techniques
seebeck_temperature_gradientapproximately 3 KText
Approximate
11 · Characterization techniques

Temperature-dependent conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and power factor

P1 poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Compressed pellets measured at 300-380 K; figure-only series.

Temperature
300-380
Atmosphere
vacuum for temperature-dependent measurements
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
4 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA2
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource

Temperature-dependent conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and power factor

P1methanol poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Compressed pellets measured at 300-380 K; figure-only series.

Temperature
300-380
Atmosphere
vacuum for temperature-dependent measurements
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
pristine control
Measurement source
3 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA1
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource

Temperature-dependent conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and power factor

P3 poly[Ni-tto] · Pellet

Compressed pellets measured at 300-380 K; hysteresis observed.

Temperature
300-380
Atmosphere
vacuum for temperature-dependent measurements
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
target pristine polymer
Measurement source
5 · Results and discussion · Fig. 1
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
temperature_dependence_conductivityconductivity increases with temperature riseText
Qualitative
5 · Polymerization III · Fig. 1
transport_hysteresissigma and alpha after cooling are about 10% higherText
Approximate
5 · Polymerization III · Fig. 1

Temperature-dependent conductivity and Seebeck after annealing

P3 annealed poly[Ni-tto] · Pellet

P3 pellet annealed 1 h at 110 C before 300-380 K measurements.

Temperature
300-380
Atmosphere
vacuum for temperature-dependent measurements
Geometry
compressed pellet
Context
annealed target polymer
Measurement source
6 · Thermoelectric properties · Fig. SA4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
annealed_measurement_stabilityno change in properties after measurementsText
Qualitative
5 · Polymerization III · Fig. SA4

Transport after HCl vapour exposure

poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] exposed to HCl vapours · Pellet

Pressed pellet exposed to HCl vapours.

Atmosphere
oxygen-free treatment context
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
treated sample
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
power_factor1.74Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-87.0Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity2.3Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4

Transport after hydrazine vapour exposure

poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] exposed to hydrazine vapours · Pellet

Pressed pellet exposed to hydrazine vapours.

Atmosphere
oxygen-free treatment context
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
treated sample
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
power_factor0.71Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-20.5Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity17.0Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4

Transport after vapour-treatment comparison

P1 poly[Kx(Ni-ett)] · Pellet

Table 4 pristine row for comparison with hydrazine/HCl vapours.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
pristine comparison
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
alpha_sigma_exponentalpha proportional to sigma^-2/3Text
Approximate
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Fig. 7
pf_sigma_exponentPF follows sigma^-1/3Text
Approximate
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Fig. 7
power_factor1.29Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-30.8Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity13.6Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4

Transport after HCl vapour exposure

poly[Ni-tto] exposed to HCl vapours · Pellet

Pressed pellet exposed to HCl vapours.

Atmosphere
oxygen-free treatment context
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
treated sample
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
power_factorMarked as a best value within this paper12.5Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-100.8Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity12.3Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4

Transport after hydrazine vapour exposure

poly[Ni-tto] exposed to hydrazine vapours · Pellet

Pressed pellet exposed to hydrazine vapours.

Atmosphere
oxygen-free treatment context
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
treated sample
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
power_factor3.96Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-32.6Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity37.3Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4

Transport after vapour-treatment comparison

P3 poly[Ni-tto] · Pellet

Table 4 pristine row for comparison with hydrazine/HCl vapours.

Atmosphere
ambient
Geometry
pressed pellet
Context
pristine comparison
Measurement source
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
alpha_sigma_exponentalpha proportional to sigma^-0.93Text
Rounded Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Fig. 7
pf_sigma_exponentPF follows sigma^-0.87Text
Rounded Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Fig. 7
power_factor7.49Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
seebeck_coefficient-48.9Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4
conductivity31.3Table
Exact Reported
9 · UV-vis-near IR spectroscopy · Table 4