Polymers for Electricity and Electronics Materials, Properties, and Applications

by Drobny, Jiri George

• ISBN13: 9780470455531
• ISBN10: 0470455535
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book enables the reader to gain insight to the fundamentals, basic principles, properties and applications of electrical polymers. It provides the principles in a more extended and understandable way as well as including examples of highly advanced state of the art scientific issues. This book focuses on the electrical properties of polymers that when compounded properly can do much in electrical and electronics applications, beyond acting as insulators. This book addresses emerging technologies such as light emitting diodes, soft electronics, and conductive fibers used for smart clothing or electromagnetic shields.

Author Biography

Jiri George Drobny is the President of Drobny Polymer Associates as well as a consulting chemical engineer, technical translator, and educator. He is the author of four books on high performance polymers and has four issued U.S. patents in the fields of fluoropolymers and the radiation processing of elastomers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Electric Charge	p. 3
Coulomb's Law	p. 6
Conductors and Insulators	p. 7
Capacitors	p. 7
Dielectrics and Capacitance	p. 8
Dielectric Polarizability	p. 12
Voltage	p. 15
Electric Currents	p. 16
Resistance and Resistivity	p. 17
Ohm's Law	p. 19
Semiconductors	p. 19
Superconductivity and Superconductors	p. 20
Piezoelectricity	p. 21
Pyroelectricity	p. 21
Ferroelectricity	p. 22
Methods for Generating Electric Energy	p. 22
Polymeric Materials	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Polymerization /	p. 33
Molecular Weights and Molecular Weight Distributions	p. 34
Configuration	p. 36
Glass Transition Temperature and Melting Temperature	p. 38
Solutions of Polymers	p. 42
Polymer Compatibility	p. 47
Deformation Behavior	p. 47
Polymeric Foams	p. 55
Liquid Crystals	p. 56
Nanocomposites	p. 59
Commercial Polymers	p. 60
General Technological Characteristics of Polymers	p. 90
Processing of Polymers	p. 96
Adhesion and Adhesives	p. 114
POLYMERS AS ELECTRICAL INSULATORS	p. 134
Dielectric Constants of Polymers	p. 135
Dielectric Relaxation	p. 140
Tangent of the Dielectric Loss Angle	p. 143
Dielectric Breakdown of Polymers	p. 147
Static Charges	p. 159
Specialty Polymers	p. 172
Intrinsically Conductive Polymers	p. 172
Ferroelectric Polymers	p. 180
Thermotropic Liquid-Crystal Polymers	p. 185
Ionomers	p. 186
Commercial Polymers Used In Practical Electrical And Electronic Applications	p. 193
Polymeric Materials Used As Insulators	p. 193
Wire and Cable Technology	p. 205
Other Applications of Polymers and Polymeric Systems	p. 245
Applications Of Specialty Polymers	p. 253
Applications of Conjugated Polymers	p. 253
Applications of Ferroelectric Polymers	p. 258
Applications of Liquid-Crystal Polymers	p. 259
Applications of Ionomers	p. 261
Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries	p. 265
Testing Of Electrical Properties Of Polymers	p. 269
Introduction	p. 269
Individual Tests of Electrical Properties	p. 271
Current Trends And Developments	p. 280
Molecular Electronics	p. 281
Intelligent Material Systems	p. 281
Other Developments and Trends	p. 282
Further Readings	p. 286
Typical Values Of Electrical Properties Of Selected Polymers	p. 289
Electrical Properties, Astm Test Methods, And Specifications	p. 292
Basic Electrical Tests: Astm And Corresponding International Standards	p. 294
NOBEL PRIZE 2000 for Chemistry, Title Page	p. 295
Acronyms And Abbreviations	p. 297
Glossary	p. 304
Bibliography	p. 314
Index	p. 317
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