Polymers for Electricity and Electronics : Materials, Properties, and Applications.
This book introduces readers to the fundamentals, basic principles, properties, and applications of electrical polymers. It provides the principles in an extended and accessible way, as well as including examples of state-of-the-art scientific issues. The book evaluates emerging technologies such as...
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Table of Contents:
- Polymers for Electricity and Electronics: Materials, Properties, and Applications; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 1.1: Electric Charge; 1.1.1: Static Electricity; 1.1.2: Electric Fields; 1.1.3: The Triboelectric Effect; 1.2: Coulomb's Law; 1.3: Conductors and Insulators; 1.4: Capacitors; 1.5: Dielectrics and Capacitance; 1.6: Dielectric Polarizability; 1.7: Voltage; 1.8: Electric Currents; 1.9: Resistance and Resistivity; 1.10: Ohm's Law; 1.11: Semiconductors; 1.12: Superconductivity and Superconductors; 1.13: Piezoelectricity; 1.14: Pyroelectricity; 1.15: Ferroelectricity.
- 1.16: Methods for Generating Electric Energy1.16.1: Batteries; 1.16.2: Fuel Cells; 1.16.3: Solar Cells; 1.16.4: Commercial Facilities; Further Readings; 2: Polymeric Materials; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Polymerization; 2.2.1: Chain Polymerization; 2.2.2: Step Reaction Polymerization; 2.3: Molecular Weights and Molecular Weight Distributions; 2.4: Configuration; 2.4.1: Isomerism; 2.4.2: Polarity; 2.4.3: Effects of Large Substituents; 2.5: Glass Transition Temperature and Melting Temperature; 2.5.1: Amorphous and Crystalline Polymers; 2.5.2: Crystallization and Melting; 2.6: Solutions of Polymers.
- 2.6.1: Solubility of Polymers2.6.2: Viscosity of Polymer Solutions; 2.7: Polymer Compatibility; 2.8: Deformation Behavior; 2.8.1: Introduction; 2.8.2: Viscoelastic Response; 2.8.2.1: Creep; 2.8.2.2: Stress-Relaxation; 2.8.2.3: Dynamic-Mechanical Response; 2.9: Polymeric Foams; 2.10: Liquid Crystals; 2.10.1: Introduction; 2.10.2: Liquid-Crystalline Polymers; 2.11: Nanocomposites; 2.12: Commercial Polymers; 2.12.1: Plastics; 2.12.1.1: Engineering Plastics; 2.12.1.1.1: Regular Service Engineering Plastics; 2.12.1.1.2: High-Performance Engineering Plastics; 2.12.2: Elastomers.
- 2.12.2.1: Natural Rubber2.12.2.2: Synthetic Rubbers; 2.12.2.2.1: General-Purpose Rubbers; 2.12.2.2.2: High-Performance Elastomers; 2.12.2.2.3: Elastomers for Extreme Conditions; 2.12.3: Synthetic Fibers; 2.12.4: Composites; 2.12.5: Other Polymeric Materials; 2.13: General Technological Characteristics of Polymers; 2.13.1: Thermoplastics and Thermosets; 2.13.2: Elastomers; 2.13.3: Composites; 2.14: Processing of Polymers; 2.14.1: Mixing; 2.14.2: Melt Processing; 2.14.2.1: Extrusion; 2.14.2.2: Injection Molding; 2.14.2.3: Compression Molding; 2.14.2.4: Transfer Molding; 2.14.2.5: Blow Molding.
- 2.14.2.6: Rotational Molding2.14.2.7: Thermoforming; 2.14.3: Processing of Thermosets; 2.14.3.1: Processing of Thermoset Resins; 2.14.3.2: Processing of Conventional Elastomers (Rubber); 2.14.4: Processing of Reinforced Composites; 2.14.4.1: Preforms, Prepregs, and Compounds; 2.14.4.2: Manufacturing Processes; 2.15: Adhesion and Adhesives; 2.15.1: Principles of Adhesive Bonding; 2.15.2: Methods of Surface Treatment; 2.15.2.1: Evaluation of the Level of the Surface Treatment; 2.15.3: Types of Polymeric Adhesives; 2.15.4: Application of Adhesives; 2.15.5: Formation of Adhesive Bonds.