Saini P. (ed.) Fundamentals of Conjugated Polymer Blends, Copolymers and Composites

Beverly: Wiley, 2015. — 802 p.Conjugated polymers comprise a very important class of functional materials because they bring together a very wide range of functionalities and opportunities for processing and engineering. Thus, they find applications in many elds within science and engineering, even though these elds are otherwise not closely connected. This book brings together experts across a very wide range of science and engineering and provides a unique overview of this spectrum. The contributions range from more science-oriented challenges in chemistry, processing, conducting composites, solar cells, thermoelectrics, batteries, and supercapacitors, to their engineering applications in electromagnetic shielding and electrorheology, to chemical applications in anticorrosion and water puri cation, and to a range of sensing roles. These snapshots of progress in such a broad range of uses provide a unique insight into the attributes that make conjugated polymers so special. By setting out what can be done with these materials, these chapters will be particularly valuable for those interested to discover yet new applications.Contents
Conjugated Polymer-based Blends, Copolymers, and Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Progress in Polyaniline Composites with Transition Metal Oxides
Conjugated-Polymer/Quantum-Con ned Nanomaterials-Based Hybrids for Optoelectronic Applications
Graphene/Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites for Optoelectronic and Biological Applications
Conjugated Polymers-Based Blends, Composites and Copolymers for Photovoltaics
Conducting Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for ermoelectric Applications
Conjugated-Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites as Electrode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
Polypyrrole/Inorganic Nanocomposites for Supercapacitors
Intrinsically Conducting Polymer-Based Blends and Composites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: eoretical and Experimental Aspects
Anticorrosion Coatings Based on Conjugated Polymers
Conjugated Polymer-Based Composites for Water Puri cation
Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites-Based Chemical Sensors
Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites for Biosensors
Polyaniline Nanocomposites for Smart Electrorheological Fluid Applications