Electroresponsive Polymers And Their Applications Volume 889

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

This book provides an overview of the state of the art of several of the subfields of electroresponsive polymer science. It also provides a sufficiently broad perspective to stimulate development in new direction and to bring researchers up to date on the fields as a whole.

Keeping pace with this rapidly expanding and dynamic field, this important reference presents detailed topical reviews of new advances in electroresponsive molecular and polymeric research -- stimulating productive interaction and exchange of ideas between disciplines. Written by leading authorities in industry and academia, Electroresponsive Molecular and Polymeric Systems incorporates theory, synthesis, and technological applications. This informative, up-to-date resource discusses the synthesis of new electronically conducting polymers ... considers recent theoretical developments in conductivity mechanisms ... reviews the status of piezo- and pyroelectric polymers, particularly their performance in commercial devices ... analyzes the structure and transport properties of ion-conducting polymers ... and explores structures and properties of redox polymeric systems. Illustrated with useful diagrams, equations, and drawings, and containing over 800 references, the volume is indispensable reading for all polymer scientists and engineers; solid state physicists; physical, surface, and electro- chemists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the above disciplines. Book jacket.

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners. This book studies the effect of nanometer-scale structure and confinement on degradation processes and analyzes the experimental and theoretical approaches used to estimate the lifetime of nanostructured and nanoconfined materials in various environments.

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

Combinatorial and high-throughput experimental approaches and related informatics, modeling and data-mining methods have permitted researchers to accelerate the pace at which new, complex materials and device systems are discovered, optimized and understood. Today, the development and application of these revolutionary approaches continue to grow and diversify. This book offers an international, interdisciplinary perspective for scientists and engineers interested in combinatorial, high-throughput and advanced informatics approaches to materials research. The range of disciplines includes materials science; chemistry; physics; electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering; materials modeling; and data systems engineering. Presentations share successful studies, and illuminate current and emerging challenges in areas including: the design and fabrication of combinatorial libraries for materials and devices; high-throughput characterization methods for such systems; automation of instrumentation and data analysis; advanced modeling and data mining techniques for rapid materials design and properties prediction; and data system design and software for combinatorial workflows.