• 文献标题:   Power Factor Enhancement for Few-Layered Graphene Films by Molecular Attachments
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SIM D, LIU DY, DONG XC, XIAO N, LI SA, ZHAO Y, LI LJ, YAN QY, HNG HH
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanyang Technol Univ
  • 被引频次:   24
  • DOI:   10.1021/jp1103609
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

In this work, we prepared few-layered graphene (FLG) films and investigated their thermoelectric properties. It was found that pristine FLG films showed a low thermopower of similar to 40 mu V/K. We further processed these FLG films by attaching them with 1,1'-azobis(cyanocyclohexane) or 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic acid. The thermopower of FLG films with attached molecules increased to above similar to 180 mu V/K. Such enhancement in the thermopower led to an increase in their power factor by more than 4.5 times. Theoretical investigation indicated that a potential difference can be introduced between the outer layer and inner layer of FLG films upon molecule attachments. Simulation of the thermopower based on Kubo's formula provided qualitative support to our experimental results.