Conjugated Polymer-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

More than 40 years after the publication of pioneering works on electroactive and conducting polymers, conjugated polymers are being considered for use in an ever-broader range of applications such as organic electronics, photovoltaics, photonics, electrochemical energy storage, and sensing- or bio-related applications, where they can be used either as the main active materials, as components in hybrid materials, or as interfacial materials/layers. The ongoing interest in π-conjugated polymers lies, to a large extent, in the ease of tuning the opto-electronic properties and ionic/electronic conductivity of polymers via molecular engineering (e.g., modulating the donor–acceptor- or quinoidal-conjugated backbone and side-chain structures) and doping. It is still challenging, however, to develop advanced materials with optimized properties to improve the performances and stabilities of devices or target new applications, as well as to find greener and sustainable synthetic and processing pathways. This Special Issue covers π-conjugated polymers and functional semiconducting or conducting materials incorporating conjugated polymers and has a broad scope. Reports from the fields of molecular design, synthesis, characterization, device fabrication, and testing are welcome.

Dr. Bruno Schmaltz
Dr. Nicolas Berton
Guest Editors

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