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Polymer-based materials applications in sensors, actuators, and energy conversion play a key role in recently developing areas of smart materials and electronic devices. These areas cover the synthesis, structures, and properties of polymers and composites, including energy-harvesting devices and energy-storage devices for electromechanical (electrical to mechanical energy conversion) and magneto-mechanical (magnetic to mechanical energy conversion), light-emitting devices, and electrically driving sensors. Therefore, the modulation of polymer-based materials and devices for controlling the detection, actuation, and energy with functionalized relative device can be achieved with the present reprint, comprising 12 chapters.This reprint is principally concerned with the topic of materials of materials, especially polymers. The contents not only involve essential information but also possess many novel academic applications in the fields. This Special Issue's title is "Polymer Materials in Sensors, Actuators and Energy Conversion" and covers the research field of polymers .Finally, I am very proud of my dear wife Winnie, son Vincent, and daughter Ruby. I thank them for supporting me in finishing the reprint. The reprint, involving 2 reviews and 10 regular papers, has been accomplished, and I am deeply thankful to all the authors for their assistance in producing a reprint with considerable number of chapters. I also hope that readers can achieve some useful understanding of polymer materials in sensors, actuators, and energy conversion, and that that they will be employed by scientists and researchers.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- polyporphyrin arrays --- chelation --- fluorescence --- hybrid materials --- CP PFO-co-PPV-MEHB --- sub-nanosecond TRS --- amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) spectra --- green emitter --- polymeric nanofluid --- two-step synthesis --- electrochemistry --- redox reaction --- thermal performance --- thermoelectric pipe --- gold nanoparticle --- titanium dioxide nanorod --- poly(vinylidene fluoride) --- heat treatment --- hybrid nanoparticle --- modified Turkevich method --- solar cell --- photovoltaic response --- perovskite --- lead-free --- dopant-free --- Cs2TiBr6 --- NPB --- PCBM --- natural rubber --- triboelectric nanogenerator --- TiO2 nanoparticles --- dielectric constant --- polymerization potentials --- EQCM --- cyclic voltammetry --- ion flux --- PMMA --- acrylic --- actuation jets --- PAJ --- piezoelectric ceramic --- thermal analysis --- electrochemical sensor --- biosensor --- impedimetric --- voltammetric --- polypyrrole --- conducting polymer --- intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell --- interface charge transfer impedance --- diffusion impedance --- core-shell structure --- triple-phase boundaries --- electrode electrocatalytic activity --- fiber tilt sensor --- NOA61 --- NOA65 --- polymer --- simultaneous measurement --- fiber Fizeau interferometer --- taper --- gum arabic --- supercapacitors --- EIS --- GCD

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This Special Issue on “Cement-Based Composites: Advancements in Development and Characterization” presents the latest research and advances in the field of cement-based composites. This Special Issue covers a variety of experimental studies related to fiber-reinforced, photocatalytic, lightweight, and sustainable cement-based composites. Moreover, simulation studies are presented in this Special Issue to provide fundamental knowledge of designing and optimizing the properties of cementitious composites. The presented publications in this Special Issue show the most recent technology in the cement-based composite field.

History of engineering & technology --- lightweight cement paste --- air entraining agents --- hollow microspheres --- aluminum powder --- pores --- micro-CT --- thermal insulation --- compressive strength --- photocatalysis --- core-shell structure --- TiO2/SiO2 composite nanoparticles --- cement-based materials --- sustainability --- hemp --- sound absorption --- thermal conductivity --- fire characteristics --- mechanical properties --- microscopy --- thermal analysis --- X-ray diffraction --- SCC-SFR --- chlorides --- diffusion --- concrete --- fiber-reinforced cemented clay --- unconfined compression strength --- fiber content --- composite cement content --- curing time --- steel fiber --- MgO expansive agent --- split tensile strength --- chloride diffusion resistance --- porosity --- interfacial transition zone --- bond strength --- high performance concrete --- reinforcing steel bar --- basalt fibre --- inhibit --- alkali-carbonate reaction --- fly ash --- expansion --- mechanism --- graphite carbon nitride --- silica --- visible light catalysis --- cement --- Bayesian updating --- spatial randomness --- uncertainty --- correlation distance --- stochastic field --- Interfacial transition zone --- quick-converting track concrete --- aggregate surface condition --- railway ballast --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- mechanical characteristics --- three-point bending test --- fracture energy --- cement-based composite --- experimental studies --- numerical simulation

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This Special Issue on “Cement-Based Composites: Advancements in Development and Characterization” presents the latest research and advances in the field of cement-based composites. This Special Issue covers a variety of experimental studies related to fiber-reinforced, photocatalytic, lightweight, and sustainable cement-based composites. Moreover, simulation studies are presented in this Special Issue to provide fundamental knowledge of designing and optimizing the properties of cementitious composites. The presented publications in this Special Issue show the most recent technology in the cement-based composite field.

History of engineering & technology --- lightweight cement paste --- air entraining agents --- hollow microspheres --- aluminum powder --- pores --- micro-CT --- thermal insulation --- compressive strength --- photocatalysis --- core-shell structure --- TiO2/SiO2 composite nanoparticles --- cement-based materials --- sustainability --- hemp --- sound absorption --- thermal conductivity --- fire characteristics --- mechanical properties --- microscopy --- thermal analysis --- X-ray diffraction --- SCC-SFR --- chlorides --- diffusion --- concrete --- fiber-reinforced cemented clay --- unconfined compression strength --- fiber content --- composite cement content --- curing time --- steel fiber --- MgO expansive agent --- split tensile strength --- chloride diffusion resistance --- porosity --- interfacial transition zone --- bond strength --- high performance concrete --- reinforcing steel bar --- basalt fibre --- inhibit --- alkali-carbonate reaction --- fly ash --- expansion --- mechanism --- graphite carbon nitride --- silica --- visible light catalysis --- cement --- Bayesian updating --- spatial randomness --- uncertainty --- correlation distance --- stochastic field --- Interfacial transition zone --- quick-converting track concrete --- aggregate surface condition --- railway ballast --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- mechanical characteristics --- three-point bending test --- fracture energy --- cement-based composite --- experimental studies --- numerical simulation

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This Special Issue on “Cement-Based Composites: Advancements in Development and Characterization” presents the latest research and advances in the field of cement-based composites. This Special Issue covers a variety of experimental studies related to fiber-reinforced, photocatalytic, lightweight, and sustainable cement-based composites. Moreover, simulation studies are presented in this Special Issue to provide fundamental knowledge of designing and optimizing the properties of cementitious composites. The presented publications in this Special Issue show the most recent technology in the cement-based composite field.

lightweight cement paste --- air entraining agents --- hollow microspheres --- aluminum powder --- pores --- micro-CT --- thermal insulation --- compressive strength --- photocatalysis --- core-shell structure --- TiO2/SiO2 composite nanoparticles --- cement-based materials --- sustainability --- hemp --- sound absorption --- thermal conductivity --- fire characteristics --- mechanical properties --- microscopy --- thermal analysis --- X-ray diffraction --- SCC-SFR --- chlorides --- diffusion --- concrete --- fiber-reinforced cemented clay --- unconfined compression strength --- fiber content --- composite cement content --- curing time --- steel fiber --- MgO expansive agent --- split tensile strength --- chloride diffusion resistance --- porosity --- interfacial transition zone --- bond strength --- high performance concrete --- reinforcing steel bar --- basalt fibre --- inhibit --- alkali-carbonate reaction --- fly ash --- expansion --- mechanism --- graphite carbon nitride --- silica --- visible light catalysis --- cement --- Bayesian updating --- spatial randomness --- uncertainty --- correlation distance --- stochastic field --- Interfacial transition zone --- quick-converting track concrete --- aggregate surface condition --- railway ballast --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- mechanical characteristics --- three-point bending test --- fracture energy --- cement-based composite --- experimental studies --- numerical simulation

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Significant progress has been made in nanophotonics and the use of nanostructured materials for optoelectronic devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes, which have recently attracted considerable attention due to their unique geometry. Nanostructures in small dimensions, comprising nanowires, nanotubes, and nanoparticles, etc,. can be perfectly integrated into a variety of technological platforms, offering novel physical and chemical properties for high-performance, light-emitting devices. This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in the field of nanophotonics, which focuses on LEDs and laser diodes. We invite contributions of original research articles, as well as review articles that are aligned to the following topics that include, but are not limited to, thetheoretical calculation, synthesis, characterization, and application of such novel nanostructures for light-emitting devices. The application of nanostructured light-emitters in general lighting, imaging, and displays is also highly encouraged.

History of engineering & technology --- Liquid phase deposition method --- InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode --- silver nanoparticle --- zinc oxide --- localized surface plasmon --- β-Ga2O3 --- III-Nitrides --- monoclinic --- hexagonal arrangement --- high-power --- current distribution --- vertical structure LED --- blue organic light emitting diodes --- transport materials --- host-dopant --- nanoparticles --- luminescence --- non-stoichiometric ZnxAgyInS1.5+x+0.5y nanocrystals --- photoluminescence properties --- tunable fluorescence emission --- one-pot approach --- perovskite light-emitting diodes --- three-step spin coating --- hole transport layer --- PEDOT:PSS/MoO3-ammonia composite --- μLED displays --- μLEDs --- GaN nanowires --- core-shell structure --- ultraviolet (UV) emitter --- surface plasmon --- Pt nanoparticles --- hole-pattern --- photon emission efficiency --- distributed Bragg reflectors --- gratings --- GaN-based lasers --- linewidth --- epsilon-near-zero --- wideband absorber --- plasmon mode --- Brewster mode --- visible light communication --- photonic crystals --- flip-chip LED --- Purcell effect --- light extraction efficiency --- nanostructured materials --- surface/interface properties --- nanostructured light-emitting devices --- physical mechanism --- surface/interface modification --- surface/interface control --- micro-scale light emitting diode --- sapphire substrate --- encapsulation --- compound semiconductor --- nanostructure --- ultraviolet --- light-emitting diode (LED) --- molecular beam epitaxy --- GaN --- AlN --- photonic nanojet --- photonic nanojet array --- self-assembly --- template-assisted self-assembly --- patterning efficiency --- III-nitride thin film --- nanostructures --- ultraviolet emitters --- surface passivation --- luminescence intensity --- n/a