Pub Date : 2026-10-13Epub Date: 2026-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130840
Sinduja Malarkodi Elangovan, Riza Paul, Parthiban Shanmugam, Gopal Shankar Krishnakumar
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Pub Date : 2026-10-13DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130951
Qi Xia, Yan Peng, Jiuyang Zhang
<div><div>Polymer-metal composites (PMCs) combine the electrical and thermal functionality of metallic fillers with the flexibility, processability, and structural tunability of polymer matrices, offering promising solutions for advanced microelectronic systems. However, the relationships among PMC structure, mechanisms, material properties, and application requirements remain insufficiently discussed. This review focuses on PMCs for microelectronic applications and examines how polymer matrices, metallic fillers, interfaces, and network structures influence electrical, thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic properties and their device applications. The electrical and thermal transport mechanisms, material systems, and preparation processes are summarized, followed by discussions of electronic packaging and interconnects, thermal management, electromagnetic interference shielding, and printed and flexible electronics. An application-driven benchmark evaluation is further introduced to compare representative PMC performance with relevant engineering requirements, identify performance gaps, and discuss corresponding material and structural strategies. Finally, the development directions are discussed from the perspectives of interface engineering, multiscale network construction, advanced manufacturing, and multifunctional integration, providing a reference for the application-oriented design and development of PMCs for microelectronics.</div></div><div>Polymer-metal composites (PMCs) combine the electrical and thermal functionality of metallic fillers with the flexibility, processability, and structural tunability of polymer matrices, offering promising solutions for advanced microelectronic systems. However, the relationships among PMC structure, mechanisms, material properties, and application requirements remain insufficiently discussed. This review focuses on PMCs for microelectronic applications and examines how polymer matrices, metallic fillers, interfaces, and network structures influence electrical, thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic properties and their device applications. The electrical and thermal transport mechanisms, material systems, and preparation processes are summarized, followed by discussions of electronic packaging and interconnects, thermal management, electromagnetic interference shielding, and printed and flexible electronics. An application-driven benchmark evaluation is further introduced to compare representative PMC performance with relevant engineering requirements, identify performance gaps, and discuss corresponding material and structural strategies. Finally, the development directions are discussed from the perspectives of interface engineering, multiscale network construction, advanced manufacturing, and multifunctional integration, providing a reference for the application-oriented design and development of PMCs for microelectronics.</div><div>Polymer–metal composites combine tailored polymer matrices,
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Nonconventional luminescent polymers have become research hotspot due to their persistent room temperature phosphorescence (p-RTP) and strong film-forming properties. It has been proven that the molecular weight (MW) of such luminescent polymers has a significant impact on their emission over a large range, generally with a red shift as the MW increases. Herein, four controlled MW poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were prepared via Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and their photoluminescence quantum yield and p-RTP lifetimes increase with the increasing MW. The p-RTP gradually shifts blue with increasing MW, which is likely due to the changing interactions between the electron-rich portion in RAFT reagent and the increasing AA units in the molecular chain. These observations can be rationalized by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), the clustering-triggered emission (CTE) mechanism, and theoretical calculations.The powders with tunable p-RTP capability hold potential for anti-counterfeiting encryption. The above results not only promote the development of CTE mechanism towards more precise explanations, but also provide new ideas for the preparation of nonconventional luminescent polymers with tunable p-RTP properties.
{"title":"Unveiling the Structure-Property Relationship in Molecular Weight-Dependent Clusteroluminescence of Nonconventional Poly(Acrylic Acid)","authors":"Xiaoping Lei, Yuanchao Zhang, Wenjing Xu, Chen Liu, Qing Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130965","url":null,"abstract":"Nonconventional luminescent polymers have become research hotspot due to their persistent room temperature phosphorescence (p-RTP) and strong film-forming properties. It has been proven that the molecular weight (MW) of such luminescent polymers has a significant impact on their emission over a large range, generally with a red shift as the MW increases. Herein, four controlled MW poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were prepared via Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and their photoluminescence quantum yield and p-RTP lifetimes increase with the increasing MW. The p-RTP gradually shifts blue with increasing MW, which is likely due to the changing interactions between the electron-rich portion in RAFT reagent and the increasing AA units in the molecular chain. These observations can be rationalized by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), the clustering-triggered emission (CTE) mechanism, and theoretical calculations.The powders with tunable p-RTP capability hold potential for anti-counterfeiting encryption. The above results not only promote the development of CTE mechanism towards more precise explanations, but also provide new ideas for the preparation of nonconventional luminescent polymers with tunable p-RTP properties.","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Controlling the crystallization of polyaniline (PANI) into ordered hierarchical architectures remains challenging because rapid oxidative polymerization commonly produces fibrous or aggregated morphologies. Here, hierarchical PANI crystals were prepared through V2O5/HCl-assisted oxidative polymerization in a cyclohexane/water/Triton X-100/n-butanol bicontinuous microemulsion. Aniline was confined in cyclohexane-rich domains, whereas the acidic vanadium-containing oxidizing phase occupied the aqueous domains. Comparison of different regions of the ternary phase diagram showed that oil-in-water and water-in-oil microemulsions produced predominantly flat plate-like or ribbon-like PANI structures, whereas the optimized bicontinuous composition yielded elongated crystals decorated with aligned lamellar surface subunits. Replacement of V2O5/HCl with ammonium persulfate in the same bicontinuous system produced entangled PANI fibers, demonstrating that bicontinuous confinement alone is insufficient for hierarchical crystal formation. Ordered crystals were also obtained in an SDS-based bicontinuous microemulsion, indicating that the phenomenon is not exclusive to the Triton X-100 system. SEM revealed hierarchical organization from the microscale crystal habit to the aligned lamellar surface texture. XRD showed sharp reflections and a low-angle periodicity of approximately 12.6 Å, while Raman and FTIR spectra confirmed an emeraldine-like, partially protonated PANI structure. XPS showed a PANI-rich surface containing C, N, and O, with no detectable V 2p signal. Classical all-atom molecular dynamics simulations using a simplified interfacial model showed preferential association of Triton X-100 near the PANI/oil/water interfacial region. These results suggest that the cooperative action of bicontinuous interfacial confinement and controlled V2O5/HCl-assisted oxidation enables the formation of hierarchical PANI crystals.
{"title":"Hierarchical Polyaniline Crystals from Bicontinuous Microemulsions: Roles of Interfacial Confinement and V2O5/HCl-Assisted Oxidative Polymerization","authors":"Dana Kanzhigitova, Perizat Askar, Arshyn Zhengis, Mirat Karibayev, Sanzhar Abish, Adil Zulkarnayev, Saparbek Tugelbay, Alina Tilekkabylova, Munziya Abutalip, Salimgerey Adilov, Nurxat Nuraje","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130941","url":null,"abstract":"Controlling the crystallization of polyaniline (PANI) into ordered hierarchical architectures remains challenging because rapid oxidative polymerization commonly produces fibrous or aggregated morphologies. Here, hierarchical PANI crystals were prepared through V<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>O<ce:inf loc=\"post\">5</ce:inf>/HCl-assisted oxidative polymerization in a cyclohexane/water/Triton X-100/n-butanol bicontinuous microemulsion. Aniline was confined in cyclohexane-rich domains, whereas the acidic vanadium-containing oxidizing phase occupied the aqueous domains. Comparison of different regions of the ternary phase diagram showed that oil-in-water and water-in-oil microemulsions produced predominantly flat plate-like or ribbon-like PANI structures, whereas the optimized bicontinuous composition yielded elongated crystals decorated with aligned lamellar surface subunits. Replacement of V<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>O<ce:inf loc=\"post\">5</ce:inf>/HCl with ammonium persulfate in the same bicontinuous system produced entangled PANI fibers, demonstrating that bicontinuous confinement alone is insufficient for hierarchical crystal formation. Ordered crystals were also obtained in an SDS-based bicontinuous microemulsion, indicating that the phenomenon is not exclusive to the Triton X-100 system. SEM revealed hierarchical organization from the microscale crystal habit to the aligned lamellar surface texture. XRD showed sharp reflections and a low-angle periodicity of approximately 12.6 Å, while Raman and FTIR spectra confirmed an emeraldine-like, partially protonated PANI structure. XPS showed a PANI-rich surface containing C, N, and O, with no detectable V 2p signal. Classical all-atom molecular dynamics simulations using a simplified interfacial model showed preferential association of Triton X-100 near the PANI/oil/water interfacial region. These results suggest that the cooperative action of bicontinuous interfacial confinement and controlled V<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>O<ce:inf loc=\"post\">5</ce:inf>/HCl-assisted oxidation enables the formation of hierarchical PANI crystals.","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"234 1","pages":"130941"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903
Juanjuan Gao,Yifu Ruan,GengXin Liu
{"title":"Re-entanglement via Crosslink Cleavage in Soft Nanoparticles: Reconciling Processability with High Entanglement","authors":"Juanjuan Gao,Yifu Ruan,GengXin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"25 1","pages":"130903"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149091696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ion transport and thermodynamics in a cation exchange membrane under experimentally relevant conditions: an atomistic study","authors":"Junji Zhang,George Chen,Eirini Goudeli,Sandra Kentish","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130923","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"52 1","pages":"130923"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149091698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-09-29DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895
Scott M. Grayson, Daniel A. Savin, Julia Pribyl Ham
{"title":"Nonlinear Polymers","authors":"Scott M. Grayson, Daniel A. Savin, Julia Pribyl Ham","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149085208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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