various chemicals with high sensitivity and shorter response times if compared to small molecules, linear polymer analogues, and other porous materials. [14] In most cases, CMPNs synthesized chemically via metal catalyzed C-C coupling reaction are insoluble, unprocessable powder solids, and pose difficulties to fabricate portable sensor devices. [1] In this regard, CMPN materials in the form of thin films are appropriate for the construction of portable detection devices and they also find applications in organic electronics and photovoltaics.Electrochemical oxidative polymerization technique is a promising approach to grow high-quality CMPN thin films with controlled thickness and surface roughness suitable for device fabrication. [15] It requires shorter times, easy purification process as it does not involve any metalcatalyst; hence the films are of high chemical purity and the films can be coated on various substrates including flexible electrodes. Electropolymerization is carried out in a cell connected to potentiostat and containing monomer solution with a supporting electrolyte, three electrodes viz. working electrode (WE) where the polymerization occurs, counter electrode (CE), and a reference electrode (RE). Electrochemical process of CMPN thin film preparation is understood in a similar way as electrochemical synthesis of linear conducting polymers described by Nelson, Lapkowski, and Ludwigs. [16] During the last few decades, studies on conducting polymers provided detailed understanding of polymerization process and effect of essential parameters such as applied potential, overoxidation, supporting electrolyte, temperature, and solvents on polymer growth and its properties. [16] All these studies were concentrated on electrochemical oxidation of bisubstituted monomers having carbazole, thiophene, or pyrrole functional groups to corresponding linear polymers for electrochromic devices, optoelectronics, and sensors applications. [17] Similar electrochemical principles were adopted for the fabrication of CMPN thin films using various multicarbazolyl or thienyl monomers having different aromatic cores for applications like organic solar cells, organic light emitting diodes, supercapacitors, and chemical sensors. [15] The scope of this short trend article is limited to CMPN films generated from carbazolyl-or thienyl-based monomers by electrochemical oxidative polymerization for electrochemical or optical-sensing applications. In the first part, preparation of CMPNs via electrochemical approach from multicarbazolyl-/ thienyl monomers containing different aromatic cores, their
CMP Thin Film SensorsElectrogenerated π-conjugated microporous polymer network (CMPN) thin films are potential materials for highly sensitive detection of harmful chemical species as they show fast response, high signal amplification, and easy fabrication of devices. In the last few years, several CMPN thin films from carbazolyl and thienyl monomer building blocks having a variety of aromatic cores have been reported for different...