Conducting Polymers, Fundamentals and Applications - Prasanna Chandrasekhar

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Auteur(s) : Prasanna Chandrasekhar

Editeur : Springer International Publishing

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 28/02/2018

Expédition : 1408

Dimensions : 24.1 x 16.0 x 5.0

ISBN : 9783319693767

Résumé :
The second edition of this popular textbook thoroughly covers the practical basics and applications of conducting polymers. It also addresses materials that have gained prominence since the first edition of this book was published, namely carbon nanotubes and graphene.

The features of this new edition include:

New and updated chapters on novel concepts in conducting polymers Details on interdisciplinary applications of conducting polymers An in depth description of classes of conducting polymers

Biographie:
Prasanna Chandrasekhar received his B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India in 1978, his M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry/X-Ray-Crystallography from Concordia University, Montr?al, Canada in 1980, and his Ph.D. in Electro-analytical Chemistry from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA in 1984. He was a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA in 1984-5, and a Senior Research Scientist at Honeywell, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA from 1985-1987. From 1987-1992, he was Manager of Electrochemical Programs at Gumbs Associates, Inc., East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

Sommaire:
Explains in detail the underlying scientific principles of conducting polymers Introduces new concepts and subjects such as polarons, bipolarons, solitons, conduction models, polymerization methods, classes of conducting polymers Covers the full spectrum of new applications of conducting polymers Details, for in depth study, interdisciplinary applications of conducting polymers such as those in conjunction with materials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene Includes informative problems and exercises for coursework at the end of each chapter...