Lin Z., Yang Y., Zhang A. (Eds.) Polymer-Engineered Nanostructures for Advanced Energy Applications

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 717 p. — (Engineering Materials and Processes) — ISBN: 3319570021.This book provides a comprehensive overview of engineering nanostructures mediated by functional polymers in combination with optimal synthesis and processing techniques. The focus is on polymer-engineered nanostructures for advanced energy applications.
It discusses a variety of polymers that function as precursors, templates, nano-reactors, surfactants, stabilizers, modifiers, dopants, and spacers for directing self-assembly, assisting organization, and templating growth of numerous diverse nanostructures.
It also presents a wide range of polymer processing techniques that enable the efficient design and optimal fabrication of nanostructured polymers, inorganics, and organic–inorganic nanocomposites using in-situ hybridization and/or ex-situ recombination methodologies.
Combining state-of-the-art knowledge from polymer-guided fabrication of advanced nanostructures and their unique properties, it especially highlights the new, cutting-edge breakthroughs, future horizons, and insights into such nanostructured materials in applications such as photovoltaics, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, batteries, supercapacitors, photocatalysis, and hydrogen generation and storage. It offers an instructive and approachable guide to polymer-engineered nanostructures for further development of advanced energy materials to meet ever-increasing global energy demands.
Interdisciplinary and broad perspectives from internationally respected contributors ensure this book serves as a valuable reference source for scientists, students, and engineers working in polymer science, renewable energy materials, materials engineering, chemistry, physics, surface/interface science, and nanotechnology. It is also suitable as a textbook for universities, institutes, and industrial institutions.Engineering Nanostructures with Polymers
Engineering Ceramic Fiber Nanostructures Through Polymer-Mediated Electrospinning
Polymer Microbead-Templated Nanostructures
Nanopatterning of Functional Metallopolymers via Top-Down Approach
Organic Porous Polymer Materials: Design, Preparation, and Applications
Responsive Photonic Crystals with Tunable Structural Color
Responsive Polymer Nanostructures
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage
Polymer- and Carbon-Based Nanofibres for Energy Storage
Polymer/Graphene Composites for Energy Storage
Conducting Polymers/Inorganic Nanohybrids for Energy Applications
Polymer-Derived Carbon/Inorganic Nanohybrids for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Tailoring Performance of Polymer Electrolytes Through Formulation Design
Polymer Nanocomposites Dielectrics for Energy Applications
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion
Flexible Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Polymers and Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting Applications
Nanostructured Polymers and Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites for Thermoelectric Applications
Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposites for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Effects of Polymer-Packing Orientation on the Performances of Thin Film Transistors and Photovoltaic Cells
Design and Control of Nanostructures and Interfaces for Excitonic Solar Cells
Nanostructured Porous Polymers for Metal-Free Photocatalysis