New Progress in Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 1786
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic semiconducting devices; thin film transistors; luminescent conjugated polymer dots; pressure-sensitive sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPN) plays an important role in a wide range of electronic applications due to their potential use as electro-active materials. Conjugated polymers contain semiconducting properties, which provide great potential to replace inorganic semiconductors because they are lightweight and flexible, have tunable optoelectronic properties, and can be manufactured using low-cost processes, particularly in mass production.
Although organic semiconducting polymers show a greater advantage, more research is needed to improve their optical and electrical performances for biomedical and electronic applications. Thus, this Special Issue aims to assemble research articles and review papers that can represent the development and improvement in the design, synthesis, and characterization of high-performance SPN for photoacoustic imaging, photothermal therapy, chemical sensors, pressure-sensitive sensors, and related electronics. This Special Issue seeks contributions from academic and research institutions as well as industrial entities.
Prof. Dr. Tsuyoshi Michinobu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- semiconducting polymers
- conjugated polymers
- narrow bandgaps
- luminescent conjugated polymer dots
- near-infrared emission
- sensors
- photoacoustic imaging
- photothermal therapy
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