Comprehensive reference exploring the synthesis, preparation, and applications of new and novel conjugated polymers

Conjugated Polymer Synthesis and Materials Applications summarizes the fundamentals and major developments in the synthesis of new conjugated polymers. The book explores novel methodologies for the preparation of inorganic-elements containing conjugated polymers and reviews recent applications of conjugated polymers in the electrical, optical, and biomedical fields.

In each of the chapters, all of them written by internationally acclaimed experts, the book covers the whole spectrum of a specific conjugated polymer from fundamentals to materials applications. Conjugated Polymer Synthesis and Materials Applications explores topics including:

• Living conjugated polymers
• Optically active through-space conjugated polymers
• Solid-state luminescent conjugated polymers containing boron element-blocks
• Carborane-containing conjugated polymers for optoelectronic materials
• Polymers with three-dimensional conjugated molecules
• Conjugated polymers with controlled higher-order structures
• Conjugated polymers for energy storage devices
• Low bandgap conjugated polymers
• Advances in organic solar cell performance
• Conjugated polymers for biomedical applications

Conjugated Polymer Synthesis and Materials Applications is an essential up-to-date reference on the subject for students and researchers in the field as well as professionals in related industries.