Self-healing polymers (SHP) are the polymers that have the capability to recover the material from any physical damage by responding to the damages or cracks in the material and heal the same. This self-healing technology gives the polymers ability to recover from the cracks at an early stage by preventing them from any catastrophic failures, which increases the scope of applications of these materials. This review article highlights the key points on extrinsic self-healing polymer and intrinsic self-healing polymer by comparing their healing efficiency, advantages, disadvantages, and challenges in the prospect of their future development as well as their possible applications in space industry and construction of roads.
In this paper, the facile synthesis and characterization aspects of PEDOT:PSS has been presented, in the context of energy storage device technology. PEDOT/PSS particles were synthesized via chemical oxidative polymerization to improve the electrical conductivity. The mechanism for this conductivity enhancement was studied through various chemical and physical characterizations. The structural characterization establishes that all the samples have high surface area and are highly crystalline, showing 3-4 nm spherical nanoparticles with the smoother surface. The electrical conductivity of measured thin film reached 6.23 Â 10 À6 ℧ cm À1 . The use of the PEDOT:PSS as a binders will surely be helpful for scaling up the energy storage technology like high electrical conductivity, the ability for aqueous processing, electrochemical performance, good electrochemical stability and shows good binding ability. It also helps to protect the energy storage devices against electrode particle cracking, solid electrolyte interface (SEI), dendrite formation or lithium plating.
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