Functional Polymer Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, India
Linear conjugated polymer for optoelectronic applications
Conjugated polymers (CPs) are organic macromolecules with alternating double and single bonds in their backbone chain. there is a endless possibility of tuning band gap of conjugated polymer using suitable combination of donor acceptor monomer. Conjugated polymers have garnered significant attention due to their diverse applications in electronics, photonics, and energy storage.
Our interests in this area are
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Synthesis of new conjugated polymer or block copolymer with low band gap for electronics and optoelectronics applications
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Understanding the structure-property relationship through DFT study
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Detailed photophysical and self-assembly study of these polymers to understand their impact on electronic and optoelectronic property of the polymer
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Field effect mobility study of these polymer through OFET device fabrication
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Solar cell and photodetector performance of these polymer through device fabrication ​
Conjugated Poymer Framework/Network
Conjugated polymer framework, (CPF) or network (CPN) as an emerging class of attractive materials has been actively and widely used in multiple fields due to its high porosity with large surface area, and excellent luminescence properties. These higher dimensional conjugated polymers with high crosslinked structure have higher chemical and thermal stability. Solution processability is considered a crucial functional characteristic of newly developed framework/network polymers
Our interests in this area are
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Synthesis of solution processable conjugated polymer network with tuned band gap and functionality.
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Study of different property of these polymers using different applications to understand structure property relationship
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Fluorescent based sensing application using these polymers as probe
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Vis to NIR Electrochromism study of these polymer
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Fabrication of optoelectronic device like organic light emitting diode (OLED) or photodetector using CPN
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Conjugated polymer network for cell imaging applications
Polymer based materials for catalysis applications
Polymer or polymer based composite materials have gained tremendous research attention for their applications in catalysis including photocatalysis. Specially, porous conjugated polymers (PCPs) are a new family of multifunctional materials that combine high surface area with extended conjugation and porosity which make them ideal for heterogeneous catalysis.
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Our interests in this area are
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Development of porous conjugated polymer with tuned bandgap and redox property as heterogeneous photocatalyst for organic transformation.
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Study of structure property relationship of these polymers to optimize catalytic property.
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Development of conjugated polymer-based hybrid materials for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction and hydrogen peroxide production.
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Development of polymer membrane-based reusable dip-catalyst for organic transformations.
Conjugated polymer for Electrochemical applications
Conjugated polymer or conjugated polymer network which has extended π-conjugation and heteroaroms in their back bone can be considered as carbon skeleton structure with doped heteroatom and ideal as electrocatalyst for OER, HER and ORR. These polymers to their redox and conductivity property, they can be applied for energy storage applications like supercapacitor and battery. ​
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Our interests in this area are
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Development of porous conjugated polymer with control positioning of the heteroatom in the skeleton for electrocatalytic applications; HER, OER, ORR and hydrogen peroxide formation.
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Study of structure property relation in combination with theoretical study for predicting electrocatalytic activity.
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conjugated polymer with redox property for supercapacitor applications.
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polymer as cathode material for high performance and rechargeable Zinc air battery.
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polymer as electrode or solid electrolyte for solid state lithium-ion battery.
