Advanced Organic Semiconducting Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: semiconducting polymers; organic electrochemical transistors; organic thermoelectric polymer materials; organic photovoltaic cells
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, Advanced Organic Semiconducting Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application, will focus on cutting-edge research in organic semiconductor polymers. In recent years, the growing demand for flexible, lightweight and energy-efficient electronic devices has driven the remarkable development of organic semiconductor polymers. This is a rapidly developing field that connects materials science, chemistry and device engineering. Organic semiconductor polymer materials have potential applications in many cutting-edge technologies—such as flexible electronics, energy harvesting, wearable technology and bioelectronic devices (organic photovoltaics and thermoelectrics)—with their unique solution processability, mechanical flexibility and tuneable electronic properties.
This Special Issue seeks to focus on the latest breakthroughs in the design, synthesis and applications of advanced organic semiconductor polymers. We welcome submissions that provide fundamental insights or demonstrate innovative applications of organic semiconductor polymers, including original research articles and review articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Synthesis and properties of high-performance semiconductor polymers;
- Flexible and stretchable electronic devices (OFET, OPV, OLED, etc.);
- Organic thermoelectric materials and devices;
- Bioelectronic applications and biocompatible semiconductors;
- Theoretical and computational modeling of polymer semiconductors;
- Sustainable and green processing of polymer semiconductors.
Dr. Jianfeng Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- semiconducting polymers
- organic semiconductors
- conjugated polymers
- organic thermoelectric materials
- flexible electronics
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