| Title | Role of Disorder Induced by Doping on the Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconducting Polymers | 
| Publication Type | Journal Article | 
| Year of Publication | 2018 | 
| Authors | Thomas, Elayne M., Bhooshan C. Popere, Haiyu Fang, Michael L. Chabinyc, and Rachel A. Segalman | 
| Journal | Chemistry of Materials | 
| Volume | 30 | 
| Pagination | 2965–2972 | 
| ISSN | 0897-4756 | 
| Abstract | A fundamental understanding of charge transport in polymeric semiconductors requires knowledge of how the electrical conductivity varies with carrier density. The thermopower of semiconducting polymers is also a complex function of carrier density making it difficult to assess structure–property relationships for the thermoelectric power factor. We examined the thermoelectric properties of poly[2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene] (pBTTT-C14) by measurements of an electrochemical transistor using a polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) gate dielectric that can modulate the carrier concentration from 4 × 1018 to 3 × 1020 cm–3. As carrier density increases, so does the concentration of associated counterions, leading to a greater degree of energetic disorder within the semiconductor. Using thermopower measurements, we show experimentally that the electronic density-of-states broadens with increasing carrier density in the semiconducting polymer. The origin of a commonly observed power law relationship between thermopower and electrical conductivity is discussed and related to the changes in the electronic density-of-states upon doping.  |  
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b00394 | 
| DOI | 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b00394 | 
