Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Polymers and Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 7373
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design, preparation, and characterization of polymer-based multifunctional materials with (i) special electrical properties and (ii) antibacterial activity; characterization of polymers and composite materials; use of fluorescent probes and labels to monitor physico-chemical changes at a molecular scale; atomic force microscopy: nanothermodeformation (linear coefficients of thermal expansion of polymer thin films), nanopiezodeformación; FTIR (middle and near range): structural, dynamics, and aging phenomena studies; solution blow spinning
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Interests: nanocomposites; polymers; polymer nanocomposites; interphases and interfaces; characterization techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, more and more plastic materials with special electric and magnetic properties are being revealed as smart alternatives of other, more conventional materials such as ceramics or metals. In general, the reason for that lies behind the fact that these polymer-based materials are more versatile as they can generally be processed more easily, are lighter and, in many cases, provide other properties related to their resistance to chemical and physical attacks. Apart from polymers with intrinsic electric properties (conductive polymers such as polyacetylene or polypyrrole, electroactive polymers such as poly(vinylidene fluoride) and its copolymers), or intrinsic magnetic properties (new complex polymer building blocks which can lead to the formation of super-paramagnetic materials), polymer matrix composite materials may offer a wider range of properties depending not only on the nature of the fillers used but also on the composition. Attending the particular properties provided by polymer-based materials, the new world that can be opened in terms of applications is evident when special electrical and magnetic properties are required: sensors, actuators, thermistors, high k materials for supercapacitors, printed electronic circuits, and materials for energy harvesting and electromagnetic shielding applications, among others. For all this, this Special Issue is aimed at the preparation and characterization of new polymers and polymer-based materials with electric or magnetic properties.
Prof. Javier González-Benito
Dr. Dania Olmos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Electroactive polymers
- Magnetic polymers
- Conducting polymers
- Electroluminescent polymers
- Polymer nanocomposites
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