Conductive Polymers: from Dye Sensitized Solar Cells to Neural Recording

Dear Colleagues,

Conductive polymers (CPs) have recently drawn widespread research attention owing to their intrinsic properties and stability compared to extrinsically conductive polymers, which are blends of electrically conductive additives (metallic materials or carbon materials) with thermoplastic polymers. CPs can be prepared either through electrochemical deposition or by chemical synthesis. The enhancement of electrical conductivity in ICPs following an increase in their crystallinity has been widely documented. However, due to the rapid development of the ICP sector, a more detailed and continuous investigation is imperative. For instance, thermoelectric and mechanical properties of ICPs can be improved by tuning the degree of crystallinity. Further, electrochemical and other key properties of ICPs are known to be dependent on the phase micro-structure. The aim of this Special Issue of Crystals is to collect and publish papers that emphasize the important role of conductive polymers.

High-quality manuscripts will be accepted from all areas of chemistry, physics, and materials science provided conductive polymers are a key element of the research. We invite submissions of Articles Review,

Areas to be covered in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:

• Dye sensitized solar cells (including both the liquid-electrolyte based as well as the recent perovskite sensitized solar cells)
• Organic Electrochemical Transistors (OECT)
• Field-Effect Transistors (FET)
• Thermoelectric properties
• X-ray diffraction (XRD)
• Structure-function correlation
• Morphological characterization

Dr. Stefano Carli
Dr. Michele Bianchi
Dr. Jennifer Gerasimov
Guest Editors

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• Conductive polymers
• PEDOT
• PEDOT:PSS
• Poly-Pyrrole
• Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
• Organic Photovoltaic
• Crystallinity
• Microstructure
• XRD
• Conductivity
• Mechanical properties
• Thermoelectric properties