Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion

Edited by Qing Wang and Lei Zhu

ACS Symposium Series

Selling point: This book will enlighten the future development and directions of polymer nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion

Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion

Edited by Qing Wang and Lei Zhu

Description

With rising global oil prices and global warming, energy crisis poses a threat to living standards, societal security, economy, and even global environment. Advanced functional materials, including polymer nanocomposites, have begun to play an unprecedented role in our ultimate objective of sustainable and clean energy production, energy transportation, storage, and end usage. A number of developments and achievements in polymer nanocomposites have been documented during the past decade; however, a focus on applications of functional polymer nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion has not yet been covered in previous ACS symposium series books.

This book will present frontier scientific research and technologies in polymer nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion from international and U.S. academic institutions and industries in recent years. Its authors seek to enlighten the future development and directions of polymer nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion. Focusing on three contemporary energy topics - electric energy storage, fuel cells, and photovoltaics, this book endeavors to enhance the national awareness of the feasibility and importance of polymer nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion.

Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion

Edited by Qing Wang and Lei Zhu

ACS Symposium Series

Preface
1. Nanostructure-Level Modeling of Nonlinear Energy Storage in Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites
Jeffrey P. Calame
2. Nanodielectrics for Energy Storage from First Principles Computations
N. Shi and R. Ramprasad
3. Achieving Fast Discharge and Low Loss in Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene)-graft-Polystyrene Films by Confined Ferroelectricity
Fangxiao Guan, Zhongzhe Yuan, Jing Wang, and Lei Zhu
4. Ferroelectric Polymer Based Nanocomposites for Electrical Energy Storage
Junjun Li, Paisan Khanchaitit, and Qing Wang
5. Ultrafast IR Spectroscopic Study of Free Carrier Formation in OPV Polymer Blends
Ryan D. Pensack, Kyle M. Banyas, and John B. Asbury
6. Recent Progress on Highly Efficient Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells
Shengqiang Xiao, Samuel C. Price, Huaxing Zhou, and Wei You
7. Two Scale Roughness, Self-Cleaning, and Low Reflectivity Silicon Surface for Solar Cell Applications
Yonghao Xiu, Yan Liu, and C. P. Wong
8. Dispersing and Functionalizing Carbon Nanotubes Using Conjugated Block Copolymers
Jianhua Zou, Jianhua Liu, and Lei Zhai
9. Tailoring the Morphology of the Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/C60 Films and Charge Carrier Mobility
Weili Liu, Ruigang Liu, and Yong Huang
10. Quantum Dots in Polymer Films for Light Selectivity
William Z. Xu and Paul A. Charpentier
11. Proton Exchange Membrane Nanocomposites Michael A. Hickner
12. Nanohybrid Nafion Membranes for Fuel Cells
Antonios Kelarakis, Rafael Herrera Alonso, Huiqin Lian, Engin Burgaz, Luiz Estevez, and Emmanuel P. Giannelis
13. Degradation Mitigation in PEM Fuel Cells Using Metal Nanoparticle and Metal Oxide Additives
Panagiotis Trogadas, Javier Parrondo, and Vijay Ramani

Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion

Edited by Qing Wang and Lei Zhu

ACS Symposium Series

Author Information

Edited by Qing Wang, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, and Edited by Lei Zhu, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Qing Wang is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. His research programs are centered on using chemical and material engineering approaches towards the development of novel functional polymers and polymer nanocomposites with unique electronic, photonic and transport properties. Lei Zhu is Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses primarily on polymer ordering at nanoscales.