Influence of oriented CNT forest on thermoelectric properties of polymer-based materials

The results revealed a dramatic increase of the Seebeck coefficient up to 46 μV/K for the VA-CNTF-based sample, while the best MWCNTs-based sample (MWCNT concentration 50 wt%) provided only 21.49, which is roughly the Seebeck coefficient of pure polymer. This research represents the first application of VA-CNTF as a promising material for TE systems and demonstrates that oriented nanoforests and related CNT sheets are a very perspective material for promising developments in the field.