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Conducting Polymer Composites: Design, Synthesis and Application

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2024) | Viewed by 1598

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Interests: conducting polymers; thermoelectricity; polyurethanes; hybrid materials; nanoparticle synthesis; structure–property characterization
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Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, polymers are everywhere. Originally, polymers were isolated materials, but since the discovery of acetylene, conductive polymers have attracted great interest. They can be easily processed and modified and are flexible, low-cost and non-toxic. Thus, they represent good substitutes for inorganic materials in low-temperature electronic applications. In this Special Issue, the interest is centered on the design of new molecular polymer structures and the synthesis and various applications of conducting polymers.

This Special Issue, “Conducting Polymer Composites: Design, Synthesis and Applications”, aims to collect original research papers and critical reviews on recent progress in this area.

Prof. Dr. Clara M. Gómez
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Keywords

  • conductive polymers
  • hybrid organic-inorganic
  • thermolectric
  • energy
  • devices
  • synthesis
  • electrical
  • mechanical characterization

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Coating of Felt Fibers with Carbon Nanotubes and PEDOT with Different Counterions: Temperature and Electrical Field Effects
by Marta Carsí, María J. Sanchis, José F. Serrano-Claumarchirant, Mario Culebras and Clara M. Gómez
Polymers 2023, 15(20), 4075; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15204075 - 13 Oct 2023
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The use of wearable devices has promoted new ways of integrating these devices, one of which is through the development of smart textiles. Smart textiles must possess the mechanical and electrical properties necessary for their functionality. This study explores the impact of polymer-felt [...] Read more.
The use of wearable devices has promoted new ways of integrating these devices, one of which is through the development of smart textiles. Smart textiles must possess the mechanical and electrical properties necessary for their functionality. This study explores the impact of polymer-felt microstructure variations on their morphology, electrical, and mechanical properties. The application of thermal treatment, along with an electric field, leads to a substantial structural reorganization of the molecular chains within pristine felt. This results in a system of nanofibrils coated with MWCNT-PEDOT, characterized by highly ordered counterions that facilitate the flow of charge carriers. Both temperature and an electric field induce reversible microstructural changes in pristine felt and irreversible changes in coated felt samples. Furthermore, electropolymerization of PEDOT significantly enhances electrical conductivity, with PEDOT:BTFMSI-coated fabric exhibiting the highest conductivity. Full article
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