Functional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion

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.

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