Polymer-Based Materials for Opto-Electronic Devices
A Special Issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) belonging to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 148
Editors
Interests: electrochromic materials and devices; optoelectronic polymers and materials; functional polyamides and polyimides; energy storage materials; organic/inorganic hybrid materials
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Interests: nanographene chemistry; electroactive polymer; energy storage; batteries
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer-based materials have emerged as key components for next-generation optoelectronic devices owing to their lightweight nature, solution processability, structural tunability and versatile electronic and optical properties. Advances in molecular design, polymer synthesis and device engineering have enabled high-performance materials for applications including organic photovoltaics, organic light-emitting diodes, field-effect transistors, electrochromic devices, energy storage devices and flexible and wearable electronics.
Recent research has focused on developing functional polymeric materials with improved charge transport, enhanced photophysical properties, long-term operational stability and sustainable manufacturing. Particular attention has been devoted to integrating polymers with nanomaterials, molecular dopants and hybrid architectures to achieve superior device performance while maintaining mechanical flexibility and enabling low-cost fabrication.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and comprehensive reviews covering the design, synthesis, characterization, processing and application of polymer-based materials for optoelectronic devices. We also encourage contributions addressing emerging concepts in multifunctional materials, interface engineering, energy conversion, storage, sensing and flexible electronics that will advance the future of organic and polymer-based optoelectronic technologies.
Dr. Yu-Ruei Kung
Dr. Hung-Ju Yen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer-based optoelectronics
- organic semiconductors
- flexible electronics
- organic photovoltaics
- organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
- polymeric electrode materials
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