Chapter 9 - Conductive polymers and metal oxide polymeric composites for nanostructures and nanodevices

Abstract

Nanostructures comprised of conductive polymers and metal oxide polymeric composites facilitate the formation of smart nanopatterns for realizing nanodevices in the fields of energy, electronics, the environment, and healthcare. Due primarily to structural, electrical, optical, plasmonic, and mechanical properties, CPs and MOPC nanostructures have emerged as platforms for bio and chemical sensing, drug delivery channels, wound healing, filtration and separation membranes, antireflective surfaces, electrodes, diodes, and field effect transistors. This review elaborates on the fabrication of conductive and metal oxide composite polymer nanostructures, e.g., nanofibers, nanotubes, nanocoaxials, nanomembranes/meshes, properties, and models and simulations, making these structures advantageous for current and future applications of nanodevices.