Functional Polymers for Electrochemical Applications

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2021)

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to invite you to submit your contribution to the “Functional Polymers for Electrochemical Applications” Special Issue of Polymers.

This Special Issue aims at highlighting a fast progress in the field of functional polymers and the strict relationship between their usefulness and electrochemistry, both in terms of synthesis and applications. Electrochemically synthesized and electroactive polymers, indeed, owe their success to their ability to host redox processes, fundamental for the development of many important technologies. These comprise devices related to energy (conversion, production, and storage), water (purification and remediation), sensing, environmental monitoring and CO2 reduction, and surface protection.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to fundamental and applied research on:

Single ion conducting polymers;

Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes and their electrode interface;

Gel polymer electrolytes for energy storage and conversion devices;

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers;

Proton- and alkali-exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells and electrolysis systems;

Novel and bio-inspired polymer separators and binders in electrochemical systems;

Metallopolymer materials with electrochemiluminescence properties;

Innovative sensors and actuators based on polymeric materials;

Polymeric coating and cleaning systems against electrochemical corrosion;

Conductivity and transport mechanisms within polymer systems;

Spectroscopic and electrical properties of functional polymer materials;

Thermal and mechanical features of polymer-based membranes and separators.

Prof. Maria Assunta Navarra
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Ion-exchange polymers
  • Polymer electrolyte membranes
  • Electropolymerization
  • Polymer sensors and actuators
  • Polymer binders
  • Hydrogels
  • Hybrid composite materials
  • Polymer separators for energy and environmental devices

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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