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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

A Material Viewpoint on Metal-Backboned Polymers.

Kaiwen Zeng, Jizeng Liu, Zhijing Wu, Yedong Qin, Jiayi Shen, Fuyao Huang, Huisheng Peng

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Kaiwen ZengState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jizeng LiuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Zhijing WuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yedong QinState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jiayi ShenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Fuyao HuangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Huisheng PengState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Institute of Fiber Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-2945

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of China 2022YFA1203001Ministry of Science and Technology of China 2022YFA1203002National Natural Science Foundation of China 22335003National Natural Science Foundation of China 524B1001National Natural Science Foundation of China T2321003Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 21511104900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Creating polymers with novel backbone compositions is key to achieving materials with novel functionalities. Recently, the incorporation of continuous metal-metal bonds into the backbones of a novel class of metal-backboned polymers (MBPs), distinct from both conventional nonmetallic polymers and coordination polymers with discrete metal centers, has opened a new direction in materials science. In this Perspective, it introduces the concept of MBPs and then outline promising synthetic strategies for their preparation. Special emphasis is placed on elucidating how extended metal-metal bonding within the backbone imparts distinctive optical, electrochemical, magnetic, and electrical properties to these polymers. After that, applications are discussed in areas such as microwave absorption and thermoelectric materials, as well as emerging opportunities in molecular electronics, energy harvesting, catalysis, and fiber electronics. Finally, it outline critical challenges and propose future research directions to fully unlock the potential of MBPs.

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fibersligandsmetal‐backboned polymermetal‐metal bonds

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PMID40964835
PMCPMC13549254

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