Polymers for energy storage and conversion /

Polymers are increasingly finding applications in the areas of energy storage and conversion. A number of recent advances in the polymer molecular structure control thereby tuning of the polymer properties have led to these applications. This book assimilates these advances in the form of a comprehe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mittal, Vikas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Salem, Mass. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; Scrivener Pub., 2013.
Colección:Polymer science and plastics engineering.
Temas:
Conducting polymers.
Polyelectrolytes.
Electric insulators and insulation > Polymers.
Polymers.
Polymers > Electric properties.
Electric batteries.
Polymers
Polymères conducteurs.
Polyélectrolytes.
Polymères (Isolants électriques)
Polymères.
Polymères > Propriétés électriques.
Piles électriques.
polymers.
batteries (electrical)
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Physical & Theoretical.
Conducting polymers
Electric batteries
Electric insulators and insulation > Polymers
Polyelectrolytes
Polymers > Electric properties
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • 1 High Performance Polymer Hydrogel Based Materials for Fuel Cells
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Hydrogel Electrolyte
  • 1.3 Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogel
  • 1.3.1 Chitosan-based Hydrogel in Fuel Cells
  • 1.3.2 Chitosan Membrane for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
  • 1.3.3 Chitosan Membrane for Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
  • 1.3.4 Chitosan for Fuel Cell Electrode
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2 PVAc Based Polymer Blend Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Polymer Electrolytes
  • 2.1.2 Role of Polymers in Electrolyte
  • 2.1.3 Polymers
  • 2.1.4 Advantages of Polymer Electrolytes in Battery
  • 2.1.5 Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVAc)
  • 2.1.6 PVAc Based Polymer Electrolytes
  • 2.1.7 Surface and Structural Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 3 Lithium Polymer Batteries Based on Ionic Liquids
  • 3.1 Lithium Batteries
  • 3.1.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.2 Lithium Polymer Batteries
  • 3.2 Lithium Polymer Batteries Containing Ionic Liquids
  • 3.2.1 Ionic Liquids
  • 3.2.2 Ionic Liquid-Based Polymer Electrolytes
  • 3.2.3 Ionic Liquid-Based, Lithium Polymer Battery Performance
  • Glossary
  • References
  • 4 Organic Quantum Dots Grown by Molecular Layer Deposition for Photovoltaics
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Molecular Layer Deposition
  • 4.3 Concept of Solar Cells with Organic Quantum Dots
  • 4.4 Polymer Multiple Quantum Dots
  • 4.4.1 Fabrication Process and Structures
  • 4.4.2 Structural Confirmation of Polymer MQDs
  • 4.4.3 Photocurrent Spectra
  • 4.4.4 MLD on TiO2 Layer
  • 4.5 Molecular Multiple Quantum Dots
  • 4.5.1 Fabrication Process and Structures
  • 4.5.2 Structural Confirmation of Molecular MQDs
  • 4.5.3 Photocurrent Spectra
  • 4.6 Waveguide-Type Solar Cells
  • 4.6.1 Proposed Structures
  • 4.6.2 Photocurrent Enhancement by Guided Lights.
  • 4.6.3 Film-Based Integrated Solar Cells
  • 4.7 Summary
  • References
  • 5 Solvent Effects in Polymer Based Organic Photovoltaics
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Solar Cell Device Structure and Prepartion
  • 5.3 Spin-Coating of Active Layer
  • 5.4 Influence of Solvent on Morphology
  • 5.4.1 Crystallization Process and Cluster Formation
  • 5.4.2 Lateral Structures
  • 5.4.3 Vertical Material Composition
  • 5.4.4 Mesoscopic Morphology
  • 5.5 Residual Solvent
  • 5.5.1 Absolute Solvent Content in Homopolymer Films
  • 5.5.2 Lateral Solvent Distribution
  • 5.6 Summary
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 6 Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.1.1 Hybrid Solar Cell
  • 6.1.2 Semiconducting Conjugated Polymers
  • 6.1.3 Inorganic Semiconductors
  • 6.1.4 Solar Cell Device Characterization
  • 6.2 Hybrid Conjugated Polymer-Inorganic Semiconductor Composites
  • 6.2.1 Inorganic Semiconductor in a Bilayer Structure
  • 6.2.2 Inorganic Semiconductor as a Blend with Conjugated Polymer
  • 6.2.3 Inorganic Metal Oxide as Charge Transport Layer
  • 6.3 Conclusion
  • References
  • 7 Semiconducting Polymer-based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Optical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers
  • 7.3 Electrical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers
  • 7.4 Mechanical Properties Polymer Solar Cells
  • 7.5 Processing of Polymers
  • 7.6 State-of-the-art of the Technology
  • References
  • 8 Energy Gas Storage in Porous Polymers
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Microporous Organic Polymers
  • 8.2.1 Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity
  • 8.2.2 Conjugated Microporous Polymers
  • 8.2.3 Hypercrosslinked Polymer
  • 8.2.4 Covalent Organic Frameworks
  • 8.3 Characterization of MOPs
  • Conclusion
  • List of Abbreviation
  • References
  • Index.

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