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Advanced Polymeric Systems

Over recent years a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the incorporation of various macro, micro and nano sized fillers into polymers. There is also much interest in the evaluation of various polymer properties with respect to a wide set of applica...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rouxel, Didier
Otros Autores: M., Praveen K., Raj, Indu, Gopalakrishnan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aalborg : River Publishers, 2021.
Colección:River Publishers Series in Polymer Science Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page
  • Advanced Polymeric Systems: Applications in Nanostructured Materials, Composites and Biomedical Fields
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • I Nanostructured Materials for Energy Applications
  • 1 Smart Nano-Enhanced Organic Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 Types of PCM
  • 1.1.2 Physical Form of PCM
  • 1.2 Inorganic Nanocomposites
  • 1.3 Metallic Nanoparticles
  • 1.4 Carbon Nanocomposites
  • 1.4.1 Carbon Fibre
  • 1.4.2 Carbon Nanospheres (CNS)
  • 1.4.3 Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)
  • 1.4.4 Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT)
  • 1.4.5 Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT)
  • 1.5 Graphene Nanocomposites
  • 1.5.1 Graphene Oxide (GO) and Derivatives
  • 1.5.2 Graphene Aerogels (GA)
  • 1.5.3 Expanded Graphite (EG)
  • 1.5.4 Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs)
  • 1.5.5 Graphite Foam (GF)
  • 1.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2 Fabrication of Natural Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Based on Quasi Solid State Electrolyte Using TiO2 Nanocomposites
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Experimental
  • 2.2.1 Materials
  • 2.2.2 Methods
  • 2.2.2.1 Preparation of nano-TiO2, nano-ZnO and nano-CuO
  • 2.2.2.2 Preparation of TiO2/ZnO and TiO2/CuO Core/Shell nanomaterials
  • 2.2.3 Fabrication of DSSC Electrodes
  • 2.2.3.1 Preparation of photoanode
  • 2.2.3.2 Preparation of gel polymer electrolyte
  • 2.2.3.3 Preparation of natural dye sensitiser
  • 2.2.3.4 Preparation of counter electrode
  • 2.2.3.5 Cell assembly
  • 2.2.4 Characterisation Methods
  • 2.3 Results and Discussion
  • 2.3.1 UV-Visible Spectroscopy
  • 2.3.2 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
  • 2.3.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • 2.3.4 Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)
  • 2.3.5 Electrochemical Impedance of Gel Polymer Electrolyte
  • 2.3.6 Current Voltage Characteristics
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 3 Implementing ZnO Nanomaterials in P3HT:PCBM Based Hybrid Solar Cell
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Vertically Well-aligned ZnO Nanorods and Its Solar Cell Application
  • 3.2.1 Seed Layer Deposition
  • 3.2.2 Growth of Vertically Well-aligned ZnO Nanorod
  • 3.2.2.1 Role of seed layer deposition temperature on the growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods
  • 3.2.2.2 Role of pH, Zn precursor concentration for the growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorod arrays
  • 3.2.3 Hybrid Solar Cell Fabrication Using ZnO Nanorods
  • 3.2.3.1 Organic layer deposition
  • 3.2.3.2 Top electrode deposition
  • 3.2.3.3 Device characterisation
  • 3.3 Tangled Nano- and Micro-Root Structure for Photovoltaic Application
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • II Nanostructured Polymer Composites
  • 4 Effect of Nanosilica Concentration on the Mechanical, Viscoelastic and Morphological Properties of Polypropylene/Styrene-Ethylene/Butylene-Styrene Blend
  • 4.1 Introduction