Photochemistry and Photophysics of Polymeric Materials / Edition 1

by Norman S. Allen

Overview

Presents the state of the technology, from fundamentals to new materials and applications

Today'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 polymers

• Photoinitiators for free radical polymerization reactions

• Photovoltaic polymer materials

• Photoimaging and lithographic processes in polymers

• Photostabilization of polymer materials

• Photodegradation processes in polymeric materials

Each 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470137963
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/22/2010
Pages:	689
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

Preface vii

Contributors xiii

1 Energy Transfer and Electronic Energy Migration Processes Li-Juan Fan Wayne E. Jones 1

2 Optical Properties of Polyelectrolytes Linda Swanson 41

3 Chemiluminescence Processes in Polymeric Materials Teresa Corrales Carmen Peinado Concha Abrusci Norman S. Allen Fernando Catalina 93

4 Nonlinear Optical Polymeric Materials Mirko Faccini David N. Reinhoudt Willem Verboom 137

5 Metallodendrimers: Photophysical Properties and Related Applications Grégory Franc Ashok K. Kakkar 185

6 Photochromic Polymers for Optical Data Storage: Azobenzenes and Photodimers Avtar S. Matharu P.S. Ramanujam 209

7 Optical and Luminescence Properties and Applications of Metal Complex-Based Polymers Joe A. Crayston Joanne R. Ritchie 235

8 Photovoltaic Polymer Materials Hazel Assender Aaron Barkhouse 271

9 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Sebastien Forget Sebastian Chenais Alain Siove 309

10 Photoinitiators for Free Radical Polymerization Reactions Jean Pierre Fouassier Xavier Allonas Jacques Lalevée Céline Dietlin 351

11 Photoinitiated Cationic Polymerizattion: Reactivity and Mechanistic Aspects Muhammet U. Kahveci Ali Gorkem Yilmaz Yusuf Yagci 421

12 Photoimaging and Lithographic Processes in Polymers Marius Gabriel Ivan Juan Cesar (Tito) Scaiano 479

13 Photografting of Polymeric Materials Ali Ekrem Muftuoglu Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen Yusuf Yagci 509

14 Photoablation of Polymer Materials Lukas Urech Thomas Lippert 541

15 Photodegradation Processes In Polymeric Materials Jean-Luc Gardette Agnès Rivaton Sandrine Therias 569

16 Photodegradable Polymers Sahar Al-Malaika C. Hewitt H.H. Sheena 603

17 Photostabilisation of Polymer Materials Pieter Gijsman 627

Index 681

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