Nanoscale synthesis and processing of multifunctional polymers and composites for photonics

摘要

Multifunctional composite materials that simultaneously exhibit more than one property are a new generation of materials which hold considerable promise for numerous applications in the field of electronics and photonics. Nanosize control of molecular architecture and morphology provides a powerful approach to control the electronic and optical properties as well as to impart processability of this new generation of materials. In recent years, the design and processing of nanostructured materials has emerged as a frontier area of research. These materials simultaneously exhibit more than one property and, in many cases, produce new effects by the combined action of more than one property. The electronic and photonic properties of these materials are strongly dependent on their bandgaps.