Skotheim T.A., Reynolds J.R. (Eds.) Conjugated Polymers: Processing and Applications

3rd ed., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007, - 640 p.Handbook of Conducting PolymersMany significant fundamental concepts and practical applications have developed since the publication of the best-selling second edition of the Handbook of Conducting Polymers. Now divided into two books, the third edition continues to retain the excellent expertise of the editors and world-renowned contributors while providing superior coverage of the recent advances in polymer processing and applications, particularly in conductivity, nonlinear optics, and light emission. Conjugated Polymers: Processing and Applications, the second of two volumes, picks up where the first volume ended. It concentrates on the numerous processing methods for conducting polymers and their integration into various devices and applications. The book first examines coating, printing, and spinning methods for complex patterned films and fibers. It then shows how conducting and semiconducting polymers are applied in many devices, such as light-emitting displays, solar cells, field effect transistors, electrochromic panels, charge storage devices, biosensors, and actuators. Following the essential scientific information found in the first installment, this book explores the ways in which polymers are useful in industrial and commercial applications. These application developments have already led to marketable products.Contents
Processing of Conjugated Polymers
Conductive Polymers as Organic Nanometals
Conducting Polymer Fiber Production and Applications
Inkjet Printing and Patterning of PEDOT-PSS: Application to Optoelectronic Devices
Printing Organic Electronics on Flexible Substrates
Applications and Devices Based on Conjugated Polymers
Polymers for Use in Polymeric Light-Emitting Diodes: Structure-Property Relationships
Organic Electro-Optic Materials
Conjugated Polymer Electronics-Engineering Materials and Devices
Electrical Bistable Polymer Films and Their Applications in Memory Devices
Electroactive Polymers for Batteries and Supercapacitors
Conjugated Polymer-Based Photovoltaic Devices
Biomedical Applications of Inherently Conducting Polymers (ICPs)
Biosensors Based on Conducting Electroactive Polymers
Optical Biosensors Based on Conjugated Polymers
Conducting Polymers for Microelectromechanical and Other Microdevices
Corrosion Protection Using Conducting Polymers
Artificial Muscles