Nanostructured Conductive Polymers

Herausgeber: Eftekhari, Ali

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Produktbeschreibung

Providing a vital link between nanotechnology and conductive polymers, this book covers advances in topics of this interdisciplinary area. In each chapter, there is a discussion of current research issues while reviewing the background of the topic. The selection of topics and contributors from around the globe make this text an outstanding resource for researchers involved in the field of nanomaterials or polymer materials design. The book is divided into three sections: From Conductive Polymers to Nanotechnology, Synthesis and Characterization, and Applications.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 173mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1497g
• ISBN-13: 9780470745854
• ISBN-10: 0470745851
• Artikelnr.: 28165235

Autorenporträt

Ali Eftekhari is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Avicenna Institute of Technology in Cleveland (USA). He received his PhD at Trinity College (Ireland). From 2000 to 2002, he was a researcher at Nirvan Co. (USA) working on an environmental project under support of former Vice-President Al Gore. From 2002 to 2004, Professor Eftekhari was senior researcher at KICR (USA), working on a joint corporate project based in United States and Iran. For the next two years, he was Head of the Electrochemistry Division at the Materials and Energy Research Center in Iran. Since 2007, Ali Eftekhari has been Professor of Chemistry and Director of Avicenna Institute of Technology. He is the editor of four books including Nanostructured Materials in Electrochemistry (Wiley) and editor of the book Boltzmann Philosophy of Science. Professor Eftekhari is Editor of the Journal of Nanomaterials and has been chairman or on the Editorial Advisory Boards of several conferences. His research interests include electrochemistry, nanoscience and nanotechnology, statistical physics, condensed matter physics, philosophy, the history of science, management and science policy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Foreword. List of Contributors. Part One. 1 History of Conductive
Polymers (J. Campbell Scott). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Archeology and
Prehistory. 1.3 The Dawn of the Modern Era. 1.4 The Materials Revolution.
1.5 Concluding Remarks. Acknowledgments. References. 2 Polyaniline
Nanostructures (Gordana Ciric-Marjanovic). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2
Preparation. 2.3 Structure and Properties. 2.4 Processing and Applications.
2.5 Conclusions and Outlook. References. 3 Nanoscale Inhomogeneity of
Conducting-Polymer-Based Materials (Alain Pailleret and Oleg Semenikhin).
3.1 Introduction: Inhomogeneity and Nanostructured Materials. 3.2 Direct
Local Measurements of Nanoscale Inhomogeneity of Conducting and
Semiconducting Polymers. 3.3 In-situ Studies of Conducting and
Semiconducting Polymers: Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy (EC-AFM)
and Electrochemical Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (EC-STM). 3.4 The Origin
of the Nanoscale Inhomogeneity of Conducting and Semiconducting Polymers.
References. Part Two. 4 Nanostructured Conductive Polymers by
Electrospinning (Ioannis S. Chronakis). 4.1 Introduction to Electrospinning
Technology. 4.2 Electrospinning Processing. 4.3 Electrospinning Processing
Parameters: Control of the Nanofiber Morphology. 4.4 Nanostructured
Conductive Polymers by Electrospinning. 4.5 Applications of Electrospun
Nanostructrured Conductive Polymers. References. 5 Composites Based on
Conducting Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes (M. Baibarac, I. Baltog and S.
Lefrant). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Carbon Nanotubes. 5.3 Synthesis of
Composites Based on Conducting Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes. 5.4
Vibrational Properties of Composites Based on Conducting Polymers and
Carbon Nanotubes. 5.5 Conclusions. Acknowledgments. References. 6
Inorganic-Based Nanocomposites of Conductive Polymers (Rabin Bissessur).
6.1 Introduction. 6.2 FeOCl. 6.3 V2O5 Systems. 6.4 VOPO4.2H2O. 6.5 MoO3.
6.6 Layered Phosphates and Phosphonates. 6.7 Layered Rutiles. 6.8 Layered
Perovskites. 6.9 Layered Titanates. 6.10 Graphite Oxide. 6.11 Conclusions.
Acknowledgements. References. 7 Metallic-Based Nanocomposites of Conductive
Polymers (Vessela Tsakova). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Oxidative Polymerization
Combined with Metal-Ions Reduction (One-Pot Synthesis). 7.3 Nanocomposite
Formation by Means of Pre-Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles. 7.4 Metal
Electrodeposition in Pre-Synthesized CPs. 7.5 Chemical Reduction of Metal
Ions in Pre-Polymerized CP Suspensions or Layers. 7.6 Metallic Based CP
Composites for Electrocatalytic and Electroanalytic Applications. List of
Acronyms. References. 8 Spectroscopy of Nanostructured Conducting Polymers
(Gustavo M. do Nascimento and Marcelo A. de Souza). 8.1 Synthetic Metals.
8.2 Nanostructured Conducting Polymers. 8.3 Spectroscopic Techniques. 8.4
Spectroscopy of Nanostructured Conducting Polymers. 8.5 Concluding Remarks.
Acknowledgements. References. 9 Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Conductive
Polymers (Edgar Ap. Sanches, Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr and Fabio de Lima
Leite). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 AFM Fundamentals and Applications. 9.3
Concluding Remarks. Acknowledgments. References. 10 Single
Conducting-Polymer Nanowires (Yixuan Chen and Yi Luo). 10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Fabrication of Single Conducting-Polymer Nanowires (CPNWs). 10.3
Transport Properties and Electrical Characterization. 10.4 Application of
Single Conducting Polymer Nanowires (CPNWs). 10.5 Summary and Outlook.
References. 11 Conductive Polymer Micro- and Nano Containers (Jiyong Huang
and Zhixiang Wei). 11.1 Structures of Micro- and Nanocontainers. 11.2
Preparation Method and Formation Mechanism. 11.3 Properties and
Applications of Micro- and Nanocontainers. 11.4 Conclusions. References. 12
Magnetic and Electron Transport Behaviors of Conductive-Polymer
Nanocomposites (Zhanhu Guo, Suying Wei, David Cocke and Di Zhang). 12.1
Introduction. 12.2 Magnetic Polymer Nanocomposite Preparation. 12.3
Physicochemical Property Characterization. 12.4 Microstructure of the
Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites. 12.5 Interaction between the
Nanoparticles and the Conductive-Polymer Matrix. 12.6 Magnetic Properties
of Conductive-Polymer Nanocomposites. 12.7 Electron Transport in
Conductive-Polymer Nanocomposites. 12.8 Giant Magnetoresistance in
Conductive-Polymer Nanocomposites. 12.9 Summary. References. 13 Charge
Transfer and Charge Separation in Conjugated Polymer Solar Cells (Ian A.
Howard, Neil C. Greenham, Agnese Abrusci, Richard H. Friend and Sebastian
Westenhoff). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Charge Transfer in Conjugated
Polymers. 13.3 Charge Generation and Recombination in Organic Solar Cells
with High Open-Circuit Voltages. 13.4 Conclusions and Outlook.
Acknowledgements. References. Part Three. 14 Nanostructured Conducting
Polymers for (Electro)Chemical Sensors (Anthony J. Killard). 14.1
Introduction. 14.2 Nanowires and Nanotubes. 14.3 Nanogaps and
Nanojunctions. 14.4 Nanofibres and Nanocables. 14.5 Nanofilms. 14.6
Metallic Nanoparticle/Conducting-Polymer Nanocomposites. 14.7 Metal-Oxide
Nanoparticles/Conducting-Polymer Nanocomposites. 14.8 Carbon Nanotube
Nanocomposites. 14.9 Nanoparticles. 14.10 Nanoporous Templates. 14.11
Application Summaries. 14.12 Conclusions. References. 15 Nanostructural
Aspects of Conducting-Polymer Actuators (Paul A. Kilmartin and Jadranka
Travas-Sejdic). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Mechanism and Modes of Actuation.
15.3 Modelling Mechanical Performance and Developing Device Applications.
15.4 Effect of Morphology and Nanostructure upon Actuation. 15.5 Solvent
and Ion Size Effects to Achieve Higher Actuation. 15.6 Nanostructured
Composite Actuators. 15.7 Prospects for Nanostructured Conducting-Polymer
Actuators. References. 16 Electroactive Conducting Polymers for the
Protection of Metals against Corrosion: from Micro- to Nanostructured Films
(Pierre Camille Lacaze, Jalal Ghilane, Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka and
Jean-Christophe Lacroix). 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Protection Mechanisms
Induced by Conducting Polymers. 16.3 Conducting-Polymer Coating Techniques
for Usual Oxidizable Metals and Performances of Conducting Polymer-Based
Micron-Thick Films for Protection against Corrosion. 16.4 Nanostructured
Conducting-Polymer Coatings and Anticorrosion Protection. 16.5 Conclusions.
Acknowledgement. References. 17 Electrocatalysis by Nanostructured
Conducting Polymers (Shaolin Mu and Ya Zhang). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2
Electrochemical Synthetic Techniques of Nanostructured Conducting Polymers.
17.3 Electrocatalysis at Nanostructured Conducting Polymer Electrodes. 17.4
Conclusion. References. 18 NanostructuredConductive Polymers as
Biomaterials (Rylie A. Green, Sungchul Baek, Nigel H. Lovell and Laura A.
Poole-Warren). 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Biomedical Applications for
Conductive Polymers. 18.3 Polymer Design Considerations. 18.4 Fabrication
of Nanostructured Conductive Polymers. 18.5 Polymer Characterisation. 18.6
Interfacing with Neural Tissue. 18.7 Conclusions. References. 19
Nanocomposites of Polymers Made Conductive by Nanofillers (Haiping Hong,
Dustin Thomas, Mark Horton, Yijiang Lu, Jing Li, Pauline Smith and Walter
Roy). 19.1 Introduction. 19.2 Experimental. 19.3 Results and Discussion.
19.4 Conclusion. Acknowledgments. References. Index.