Smart polymer nanocomposites : energy harvesting, self-healing and shape memory applications /

Smart polymer nanocomposites : energy harvesting, self-healing and shape memory applications /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 397 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Springer series on polymer and composite materials
Springer series on polymer and composite materials.
Subject:
Shape memory polymers.
Nanocomposites (Materials)
Nanocomposites (Materials)
Shape memory polymers.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11272219
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Other authors / contributors:Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi, editor.
Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar, 1986- editor.
Cabibihan, J.-J. (John-John), editor.
Al-Maadeed, Mariam Al-Ali, editor.
ISBN:9783319504247
331950424X
9783319504230
3319504231
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 15, 2017).
Summary:This book covers smart polymer nanocomposites with perspectives for application in energy harvesting, as self-healing materials, or shape memory materials. The book is application-oriented and describes different types of polymer nanocomposites, such as elastomeric composites, thermoplastic composites, or conductive polymer composites. It outlines their potential for applications, which would meet some of the most important challenges nowadays: for harvesting energy, as materials with the capacity to self-heal, or as materials memorizing a given shape. The book brings together these different applications for the first time in one single platform. Chapters are ordered both by the type of composites and by the target applications. Readers will thus find a good overview, facilitating a comparison of the different smart materials and their applications. The book will appeal to scientists in the fields of chemistry, material science and engineering, but also to technologists and physicists, from graduate student level to researcher and professional.
Other form:Print version: Smart polymer nanocomposites. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 3319504231 9783319504230
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-50424-7
10.1007/978-3-319-50
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; 1 Energy Harvesting: Breakthrough Technologies Through Polymer Composites; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Energy Harvesting for Alternatives to Fossil Fuel; 1.2 Energy Harvesting for Powering Sensors and Electronics; 2 Photovoltaic Technologies; 2.1 Role of Nanostructured Materials and Conducting Polymers in Various PV Technologies; 2.1.1 Organic Polymer Solar Cells; Device Physics and Active Layers Involved in Energy Conversion; Device Physics and Active Layers Involved in Energy Conversion.
  • BJH OPV Cells: Focus on (Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)) and MDMO-PPV (Poly[2-methoxy-5-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylene]-alt-(vinylene)) Polymer Composites in OPVs2.2 The Bigger Picture: Maximizing Cell and Module Efficiency Through Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Structures; 2.2.1 Charge Separation at the Organic-Inorganic Interface; 2.2.2 Nanostructured Architecture of Hybrid Cells; 2.2.3 Key Components and Optimization for Enhanced Device Performance; 3 Thermoelectric Power Generation; 3.1 The Physics of a Working Thermoelectric Energy Harvester.
  • 3.2 Historical Implementation of Inorganic Materials: Evolution, Challenges Faced, and Limitations3.3 Applications of Various Conductive Polymers for Organic Active Layers; 3.3.1 Ease of Manufacturability; 3.3.2 Tunability: Effect of Doping Level on the Thermoelectric Properties of Conductive Polymers; Copolymers and Polymer Blends: Further Methods to Tune Properties; Ability to Utilize Additives and Their Respective Advantages; 4 Mechanical Vibration-Based Energy Harvesting; 4.1 Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters; 4.1.1 Operating Principle and Challenges in Miniaturization of Device.
  • 4.1.2 Fabrication Using Polymer NanocompositesFabrication Methodologies; Geometry of Harvesters; Working Principles Behind Energy Capture; 4.1.3 Challenges and Work Underway; 4.2 Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters; 4.2.1 Operating Principal Utilizing Two Categories of Piezogenerators; Single-Phase Piezoceramics; Piezocomposites; Piezopolymers; Voided Charge Polymers; 4.2.2 Comparison and Advantage of Piezoelectric Polymers Over Inorganic Piezoelectric Materials; 4.2.3 Conclusions, Challenges, and Future Outlook; References; 2 Energy Harvesting from Crystalline and Conductive Polymer Composites.
  • Abstract1 Introduction; 2 Electroactive Polymers (EAPs); 3 Energy Harvesting from Ferroelectric Polymers; 3.1 Electromechanical Properties of PVDF; 3.2 Energy Harvesting Using PVDF; 3.2.1 Kinetic Energy Harvesters Using PVDF; 3.2.2 Kinematic Energy Harvesters Using PVDF; 3.2.3 Micro- and Nanogenerators Based on PVDF Composites; 3.3 Energy Harvesting Using Cellulose Nanocrystals; 4 Energy Harvesting from Electrostrictive Polymers; 4.1 Effect of Intrinsic Mechanisms; 4.2 Tackling Quadratic Dependence of Strain on Electric Field; 4.3 Energy Harvesting Using Polyurethane Transducers.

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