Polymer Semiconductors for Flexible Electronics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 368
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material; polymer; semiconductors; flexible electronics; material applications
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Dear Colleagues,
The work of Alan J. Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid, and Hideki Shirakawa demonstrated that conjugated polymers, which have alternating single and double bonds along the polymer backbone, can have semiconductor properties when appropriately processed. This foundational work has directly influenced the field of polymer semiconductors, leading to the development of materials with tunable electrical properties for use in Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs), Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs), Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes (PLEDs). The special issue on polymer semiconductors for flexible electronics focuses on the latest advancements, challenges, and future prospects of using polymer-based materials in next-generation flexible electronic devices. Flexible electronics have gained significant attention due to their potential for wearable technologies, foldable displays, electronic skins, and lightweight solar cells, and polymer semiconductors are at the heart of these innovations. This Special Issue, "Polymer semiconductors for flexible electronics", will cover the state of the art and key challenges in the field of organic semiconductors, with a particular focus on the design and synthesis of high-performance polymer semiconductors, flexible organic field-effect transistors, flexible organic photovoltaics, flexible light-emitting devices, wearable sensors and biomedical devices, and manufacturing techniques.
Dr. Youngjun Yun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- semiconductors
- flexible electronics
- material applications
- polymer
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