This work covers the chemistry and physics of polymeric materials and their uses in the fields of electronics, photonics, and biomedical engineering. It discusses the relationship between polymeric supermolecular structures and ferroelectric, piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties.
Preface
Contributors
Part 1 : Ferroelectric Polymers
Chapter 1 : Polymeric Electrets
Chapter 2 : Crystal Structures and Phase Transition of PVDF and Related Copolymers
Chapter 3 : Ferroelectric, Pyroelectric, and Piezoelectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene Fluoride)
Chapter 4 : PVDF and Its Blends
Chapter 5 : Poly(Trifluoroethylene)
Chapter 6 : Ferroelectric Nylons
Chapter 7 : Cyanopolymers
Chapter 8 : Polyureas and Polythioureas
Chapter 9 : Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity of Biopolymers
Chapter 10 : Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (FLC) Polymers
Chapter 11 : Polymer-Ferroelectric Ceramic Composites
Chapter 12 : Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ferroelectric Polymers
Chapter 13 : Dielectric Properties of Ferroelectric Polymers
Part 2 : Applications
Chapter 14 : Pyroelectric Applications
Chapter 15 : Electromechanical Applications
Chapter 16 : Transduction Applications
Chapter 17 : Ferroelectric Optical Memory
Chapter 18 : Biomedical and Robotic Applications of Ferroelectric Polymers
Chapter 19 : Applications of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Index
