Sustainable Electronics: Innovations in Conductive Polymers and Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material science; materials for electronics; hydrogel; oleogel; MEMS; green elctronics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the field of electronics has advanced significantly, leading to the creation of new challenges and opportunities. One of the primary challenges in this domain is the development of materials that can be employed in diverse contexts, such as healthcare, sports, and environmental monitoring. Meanwhile, the rapid advancement of electronics has resulted in an increase in electronic waste, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable and eco-friendly solutions.
Research is increasingly focusing on the application of conductive polymers and composites as potential alternatives to conventional electronics. These materials are proving to be valuable in the development of capacitive and piezoresistive sensors and the next generation of energy storage and generation systems (e.g., supercapacitors, batteries, TENGs, PENGs). The aim of this Special Issue is thus to gather new research that delves into these topics.
We welcome contributions that explore the electrical and electrochemical properties of polymers and composites, with a particular focus on their applications in advanced electronic devices. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Conductive polymer and composite-based sensors and actuators;
- Composites for energy storage and generator systems;
- Wearable and flexible electronic materials;
- Sustainable materials and processes for reducing electronic waste;
- Advances in the synthesis and characterization of conductive polymers and composites.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this exciting and rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Leonardo Lamanna
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- conductive polymers and composites
- sustainable electronics
- flexible electronics
- advanced electronic devices
- energy storage
- generation systems
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