Photochemistry and Photophysics of Polymeric Materials

by Allen, Norman S.

• ISBN13: 9780470137963
• ISBN10: 0470137967
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-22
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Presents the state of the technology, from fundamentals to new materials and applicationsToday's electronic devices, computers, solar cells, printing, imaging, copying, and recording technology, to name a few, all owe a debt to our growing understanding of the photophysics and photochemistry of polymeric materials. This book draws together, analyzes, and presents our current understanding of polymer photochemistry and photophysics. In addition to exploring materials, mechanisms, processes, and properties, the handbook also highlights the latest applications in the field and points to new developments on the horizon.Photochemistry and Photophysics of Polymer Materials is divided into seventeen chapters, including:Optical and luminescent properties and applications of metal complex-based polymersPhotoinitiators for free radical polymerization reactionsPhotovoltaic polymer materialsPhotoimaging and lithographic processes in polymersPhotostabilization of polymer materialsPhotodegradation processes in polymeric materialsEach chapter, written by one or more leading experts and pioneers in the field, incorporates all the latest findings and developments as well as the authors' own personal insights and perspectives. References guide readers to the literature for further investigation of individual topics.Together, the contributions represent a series of major developments in the polymer world in which light and its energy have been put to valuable use. Not only does this reference capture our current state of knowledge, but it also provides the foundation for new research and the development of new materials and new applications.

Author Biography

Norman S. Allen, PhD, DSc, is Professor and Chair of Applied Chemistry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Professor Allen has published some 600 papers, articles, books, and book chapters. He is the founder and a member of the editorial board of the journal Dyes and Pigments. He is also founder of the journal Polymer Photochemistry and is on the editorial board of Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology and Polymer Degradation and Stability. Professor Allen is also Editor in Chief of the Open Materials Science Journal. From 1978-2007 he was the specialist reporter for the section on "Polymer Photochemistry" in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Photochemistry series.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. xiii
Energy Transfer and Electronic Energy Migration Processes	p. 1
Optical Properties of Polyelectrolytes	p. 41
Chemiluminescence Processes in Polymeric Materials	p. 93
Nonlinear Optical Polymeric Materials	p. 137
Metallodendrimers: Photophysical Properties and Related Applications	p. 185
Photochromic Polymers for Optical Data Storage: Azobenzenes and Photodimers	p. 209
Optical and Luminescence Properties and Applications of Metal Complex-Based Polymers	p. 235
Photovoltaic Polymer Materials	p. 271
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes	p. 309
Photoinitiators for Free Radical Polymerization Reactions	p. 351
Photoinitiated Cationic Polymerizattion: Reactivity and Mechanistic Aspects	p. 421
Photoimaging and Lithographic Processes in Polymers	p. 479
Photografting of Polymeric Materials	p. 509
Photoablation of Polymer Materials	p. 541
Photodegradation Processes In Polymeric Materials	p. 569
Photodegradable Polymers	p. 603
Photostabilisation of Polymer Materials	p. 627
Index	p. 681
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