Semiconducting and Metallic Polymers Hardback
by Alan J. (Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara) Heeger, Niyazi Serdar (Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Department of Physical Che Sariciftci, Ebinazar B. (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) Namdas
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Conducting and semiconducting (conjugated) polymers have a unique set of properties, combining the electronic properties of metals and semiconductors with the processing advantages and mechanical properties of polymers.
Now, thirty-five years after their discovery, metallic conducting polymers have been demonstrated in the laboratory to have electrical conductivities approaching that of copper, and mechanical strengths exceeding that of steel, a remarkable achievement.
A wide variety of electrical and optical devices have been demonstrated using semiconducting polymers.
Light-emitting devices have been made which are as bright as fluorescent lamps at applied voltages of only a few volts; photovoltaic solar energy conversion using conjugated polymer composites is in industrial production; conjugated polymer transistors, circuits and chips have been demonstrated.
Indeed, semiconducting and metallic polymers can be thought of as electronic 'inks'.
The advances in printing technology (ink-jet printing, off-set printing, etc) combined with the science and technology of conducting polymers will revolutionize the way in which electronic devices are manufactured.
In addition, semiconducting and metallic polymers can be used in applications which require special mechanical properties such as flexibility.
The field of semiconducting and conducting polymers has become one of the most attractive areas of interdisciplinary materials science and technology.
Ranging from physics, chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering to the optical sciences, this field covers a wide range of competences and interdisciplinary knowledge.
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- Publication Date:29/07/2010
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:290 pages, 250 b/w line and halftone illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:29/07/2010
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- ISBN:9780198528647