Chemical Sensing Performance of Conjugated Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

6 Chemical Sensing Performance of Conjugated Polymer-Based Nanocomposites 

This type of nanocomposites of conjugated polymers could improve the detection limit since the diffusion get enhanced due to have much greater exposed surface area, as well as much greater penetration depth for chemical 

In their nanocomposites one or more components can be swollen to different extents, which results some short of sensing response for the 

1 Sensing by Conjugated Polymer/Metal or Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 

Conjugated polymer-metal or metal oxide nanocomposite is a new class of material that combines the advantages of both organic polymer material and inorganic metal or semiconductor oxide. For conjugated polymer/ metal or metal oxide nanocomposites systems the electron-rich polymer often acts as a chemical receptor or scaffold for the secondary component metal or metal oxide. Moreover, such finely disperse secondary species in the polymer ensures high surface area and possible enhancement of the unique sensing characteristics of the composite. Those nanocomposites show improved optical, electrical, and mechanical properties for 

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