A review on porous polymer composite materials for multifunctional electronic applications

ABSTRACT

This review is focused on the rapidly expanding field of porous materials for the sensor, actuator, energy storage and energy generation application. The synthesis methods to produce excellent porous composites and designs required for the domestic applications are also discussed. The properties of the porous composite materials are characterized and compared with non-porous polymer composite materials. In addition, porous materials based on polymer blends and their controllable synthesis methods for adjusting anticipated properties are highlighted. The properties, processing methods, applications, limitations, challenges and promising directions of porous composite materials for imminent advancement in this field are discussed.

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KEYWORDS:

• Porous materials
• sensor
• actuator
• energy storage
• energy generation

Acknowledgments

This publication was made possible by the support of an UREP grant from the Qatar National Research Fund (UREP23-116-2-041). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.

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This work was supported by the [UREP23-116-2-041].

Notes on contributors

Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni

Dr. Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni was graduated from University of South Brittany, Lorient, France and currently he is working in Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University as a Research Associate. He has published more than 100 Journal papers, 12 book chapters and 7 books edited. He has about 10 years of experience in synthesis & characterization of nanoparticles and also in manufacturing nanocomposites for industrial applications. His areas of interest include different types of nanocomposite fabrication, modifications, designs and their applications in lightweight technologies such as sensors, piezoelectric, actuators, energy storage, memory storage and flexible electronics. For the past ten years he has been a consultant providing solutions to numerous problems of the chemical, materials, polymer and plastic industries. He holds couple of patents in the field of engineeringand material science. In 2017, he received Tyre & Rubber Industry Leadership Acknowledgement Awards (TRILA): Young Research Scholar of the Year. He has worked in many international laboratories including USA, Qatar, South Korea, Germany, Sweden, Italy and France.

Kalim Deshmukh

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh completed his M.Sc. (by research) degree in Physics from Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai-400019 in 2007 and PhD degree from Department of Physics, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai-600048, Tamil Nadu, India in 2017. He has worked as research fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway during June 2008-February 2010. He has published more than 70 research articles, 4 book chapters and presently editing a book on 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: Process, Applications and Challenges. He has about 14 years of research experience in the field of polymer science and technology, synthesis and characterizations of various polymer blends and composites for technological applications such as energy storage, sensors and actuators and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding etc. His research interest is mainly focused on synthesis of 2D materials such as graphene and graphene oxide based flexible polymer composites for wide range of electronic applications.