Issue 10, 2021

Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications

Abstract

Conducting polymers are extensively studied due to their outstanding properties, including tunable electrical property, optical and high mechanical properties, easy synthesis and effortless fabrication and high environmental stability over conventional inorganic materials. Although conducting polymers have a lot of limitations in their pristine form, hybridization with other materials overcomes these limitations. The synergetic effects of conducting polymer composites give them wide applications in electrical, electronics and optoelectronic fields. An in-depth analysis of composites of conducting polymers with carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, transition metals and transition metal dichalcogenides etc. is used to study them effectively. Here in this review we seek to describe the transport models which help to explain the conduction mechanism, relevant synthesis approaches, and physical properties, including electrical, optical and mechanical properties. Recent developments in their applications in the fields of energy storage, photocatalysis, anti-corrosion coatings, biomedical applications and sensing applications are also explained. Structural properties play an important role in the performance of the composites.

Graphical abstract: Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
11 sep 2020
Accepted
25 dec 2020
First published
03 feb 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 5659-5697

Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications

N. K and C. S. Rout, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 5659 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07800J

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