Conjugated polymer nanocomposites

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Keywords Graphene, conjugated polymers, nanocomposites, characterization, properties, optoelectronic application, biological application... 

This is a very common method for the preparation of graphene/conjugated polymer nanocomposites. In a typical synthetic procedure, surface-modified graphene or GO can be dispersed in acidic water and /or surfactant solution followed by the addition of monomer. It was then stirred obeying a certain conditions to disperse filler in the solvent and monomer homogeneously. Finally, the initiator (generally peroxides are used as initiator) is added to initiate the polymerization reaction at a certain temperature. Aniline, pyrrole, thiophene, 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, etc. can be polymerized by this method [73-80]. 

Different Types of Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Properties... 

The applications of graphene/conjugated polymer nanocomposites have been extensively explored due to their unique properties and the synergistic effect of graphene-based fillers and conjugated polymer nanocomposites. The graphene/conjugated polymer nanocomposites are expected to find applications in many fields, such as DSSC, transparent electrodes, pharmaceutical, biomedical, environmental field and touch screen [168-192]. 

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