Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Crystalline Electroconductive Polymers
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electroconductive polymers; diamond films; carbon nanomaterials; 3D printing; Raman spectroscopy
Interests: organic electronics; electrochemical devices; electroconductive polymers
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Interests: 3D printing-microfabrication-biomaterial
Interests: computer modelling; interatomic potentials; optical materials; defects and dopants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since their serendipitous discovery, electroconducting polymers (CPs) have represented a significant revolution in fields ranging from materials science to electronics, from aerospace to biomedicine. The unique combination of electroconductivity, flexibility, redox activity, stability, processability, environmental friendliness, and doping dependence behaviour deem CPs the perfect bridge between the worlds of organic chemistry and material science, enabling the development of advanced devices, sensors, and technologies that were previously difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional materials. Chemical composition, synthesis methods, and processing conditions are crucial to tailoring CPs’ properties for specific applications, driving ongoing innovation in this field. Materials based on CPs can have a wide variety of applications, for example, biomimetic, smart materials, renewable energy sources, various sensors and biosensors, packaging etc.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews on (but not limited to) the synthesis and characterization of crystalline CP-based materials. Researchers from academia and industry are furthermore encouraged to share their latest investigations and their original results regarding properties as well as potential or effective applications of this class of materials.
Dr. Rocco Carcione
Dr. Silvia Battistoni
Dr. Giorgio Scordo
Dr. Robert A. Jackson
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electroconducting polymer-based materials
- nanocomposites
- carbon-based nanomaterials
- biocomposite materials
- polymerization processes
- polymer matrix
- surface modification
- interfacial properties
- applications
- sensors and devices
- morphological and structural characterizations
