PEO|Sncl2|PANI composites: as an electrolyte in solid-state battery

ZT > 0.1 Electron‐Carrying Polymer Thermoelectric Composites with In Situ SnCl2 Microstructure Growth

“…We chose SnCl 2 as an additive because of its well‐established reducing activity in organic chemistry. Surprisingly, its electronic properties as an anhydrous solid do not appear to have been measured, nor has its in situ microcrystallization in poly­mer environments been observed; the closest precedent being hydrated proton conductors . Other tin‐based materials have previously been investigated as potential TE materials, experimentally and through computation, including pure tin films, tin oxides, tin selenides, tin clathrates, and tin sulfide, or as beneficial TE impurities in telluride‐based inorganic materials …”