Conjugated Polymers 2016

Dear Colleagues,

For the past three decades, conjugated polymers have emerged as one of the most promising polymeric materials for commercial applications due to their tunable structure and properties which can be controlled through organic synthesis and processing methods. New physics and theory evolved from the discovery of these new materials have resulted in understanding of the structure-property relationship that will benefit rational design of new structures with emergent/enhanced properties. In recent years, conjugated polymers have shown promises in transistors, light emitting diodes, solar cells, biosensing, and imaging. Composites of conjugated polymers and metal nanoparticles have led to substrates with highly sensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering responses. There is no doubt that conjugated polymers will continue to find new applications that will be of interest in various research fields. 

In this Special Issue, we call for papers concerning with synthesis, theory and application of conjugated polymers, conjugated polymer based nanocomposites and self-assemblies. Of particular interests are new structures and functions resulting from synthesis and processing of conjugated polymers, new insights on structure-property relationship leading to emergent/enhanced functions, and developing greater understanding and control of conjugated polymer photophysics and spectroscopy at various length and temporal scales. The applications are pertaining to, but not limited to conjugated polymer based optical (LED), electronic (transistor), catalysis, sensing, and energy devices.

Dr. Hsing-Lin Wang
Prof. Ping Xu
Prof. Leeyih Wang
Prof. Yunchen Du
Guest Editors

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