Polymer Science

Semiconducting Polymers
Synthesis and Photophysical Properties

Editors: Raquel Aparecida Domingues, PhD
Daniel Henrique do Amaral Corrêa, PhD

Semiconducting Polymers

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: June 2021
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771888684
E-Book ISBN: 9780367816186
Pages: 220pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Notes: 73 b/w illustrations

Semiconducting polymers are of great interest for applications in electroluminescent devices, solar cells, batteries, and diodes. This volume, Semiconducting Polymers: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties, provides a thorough introduction to the basic concepts of the photophysics of semiconducting polymers, as well as a description of the principal polymerization methods for luminescent polymers.

Divided into two main sections, the book first introduces the advances made in polymer synthesis, and then goes on to focus on the photophysics aspects, also exploring how new advances in the area of controlled syntheses of semiconducting polymers are applied. An understanding of the photophysics process in this kind of material requires some knowledge of many different terms in this field, so a chapter on the basic aspects is included.

The process that occurs in semiconducting polymers spans time scales that are unimaginably fast, sometimes less than a picosecond. To appreciate this extraordinary scale, it is necessary to learn a range of vocabularies and concepts that stretch from the basic concepts of photophysics to modern applications, such as electroluminescent devices, solar cells, batteries, and diodes. This book provides a starting point for a broadly based understanding of photophysics concepts applied in understanding semiconducting polymers, incorporating critical ideas from across the scientific spectrum.

The book is intended for graduate students in a range of disciplines. It will also prove valuable for faculty and instructors, and scientists and researchers in chemistry, physics, and engineering.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Polymerization Methods for Luminescent Polymers
Débora A. Ribeiro, Natália F. Braga, Mariana S. Recco, Erick Piovesan, Rossano Lang, and Fernando H. Cristovan

2. Photophysics: Basic Concepts
José C. Germino and Luís G. T. A. Duarte

3. Theoretical Aspects of Semiconducting Polymers
Cristina A. Barboza and Rodrigo A. Mendes

4. Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence in Semiconducting Polymers
Andreia de Morais, Jilian N. de Freitas, Diego de Azevedo, and Raquel A. Domingues

5. Photophysical Properties of Polythiophenes
Flávio S. Freitas and Rafael F. C. Neves

6. Photophysical Properties of Polyfluorenes
Gustavo T. Valente and Nirton C. S. Vieira

7. Photophysical Properties of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene)
Roberson S. Polli and Raquel A. Domingues

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Raquel Aparecida Domingues, PhD
Professor, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Raquel Aparecida Domingues, PhD, is Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Her research focuses on the photophysics of fluorescent siloxanes and semiconducting polymers. She obtained her PhD at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in 2013. She is the author of several papers published in various journals and conference proceedings.

Daniel Henrique do Amaral Corrêa, PhD
Professor, São Leopoldo Mandic College of Medicine, Araras, SP, Brazil, and União Mogiana para o Desenvolvimento da Educação (UNIMOGI), Mogi Guaçu, SP, Brazil

Daniel Henrique do Amaral Corrêa, PhD, is Professor at the São Leopoldo Mandic College of Medicine, Araras, SP, Brazil, and União Mogiana para o Desenvolvimento da Educação (UNIMOGI), Mogi Guaçu, SP, Brazil. He obtained his PhD at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in 2010. He is the author of several papers in the field of protein biochemistry and several abstracts in conference proceedings.




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