High-<i>k</i> Polymer Nanocomposite Materials for Technological Applications

• Main Authors: Ganesh Shimoga, Sang-Youn Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
• Series: Applied Sciences
• Subjects: actuators; dielectric properties; high-<i>k</i> materials; nanoparticles; polymer nanocomposites
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/12/4249

Understanding the properties of small molecules or monomers is decidedly important. The efforts of synthetic chemists and material engineers must be appreciated because of their knowledge of how utilize the properties of synthetic fragments in constructing long-chain macromolecules. Scientists active in this area of macromolecular science have shared their knowledge of catalysts, monomers and a variety of designed nanoparticles in synthetic techniques that create all sorts of nanocomposite polymer stuffs. Such materials are now an integral part of the contemporary world. Polymer nanocomposites with high dielectric constant (high-<i>k</i>) properties are widely applicable in the technological sectors including gate dielectrics, actuators, infrared detectors, tunable capacitors, electro optic devices, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), and sensors. In this short colloquy, we provided an overview of a few remarkable high-<i>k</i> polymer nanocomposites of material science interest from recent decades.