Nucleophilic substitutions of the reactive chlorine atoms in either cyanuric or phosphonitrilic chloride by the bridging 4,4’-bipyridine, 1,4-phenylenediamine or benzidine units lead to the formation of two(2-D) or threedimensional (3-D) covalent networks, according to the spatial arrangement of the chlorine atoms in each particular triazine core. 1-2 The materials are electrochemically active ...

In this work, we attempted to synthesize thallium (III) oxide nano structures by direct thermal decomposition using thallium I phenylsuccinic acid coordination polymer [Tl(PsucH)]n as a precursor. Also, Tl2O3 nanoparticles have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD) and IR spectroscopy and then we report a simple and efficient method for the syn...

      The muscle-like technology would be of enormous advantages for biomedical applications such as medical implants and human assist devices. Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are one kind of biomimetic actuators. An ionic polymer metal composite composed from an ionomer with high ion exchange capacity that packed between two thin metal layers. In the present study we focused on the prep...

New proton exchange membrane (PEM) materials with high proton conductivities at elevated temperatures (ca. > 150 °C) offer the promise of improving PEM fuel cell operation. Higher operating temperatures would provide several benefits including: (i) improved resistance to carbon monoxide poisoning of the platinum (Pt) electrocatalyst at the anode, (ii) reduced need for feed-stream heat and humid...

Polymers can be prepared using chemical and/or electrochemical methods of polymerization (see Chap. 2), although most redox polymers have been synthesized by chemical polymerization. Electrochemically active groups are either incorporated into the polymer structure inside the chain or included as a pendant group (prefunctionalized polymers), added to the polymer phase during polymerization, or ...

Traditional materials are being constantly replaced by synthetic polymers, most of which highly flammable. Epoxy resins versatile and among the important class due to their multiple crosslinking capacity endowed oxirane ring, applications ranging from adhesives aeronautics. This study investigates comparative effect three hardeners (aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aliphatic) addition an oligophosphon...

Ceramic/polymer nanocomposites have shown great potential in high energy storage density capacitors for pulsed power applications. However, due to the difference surface between inorganic fillers and polymers, discharge efficiency of are limited. In this article, BaTiO3 (BT) nanowires (NWs) modified with dopamine (Dopa) was introduced into aromatic polythiourea (ArPTU) polymer matrix as composi...

Polymer materials have been used for electronic, optical and bio micro/nano devices. Polymer device fabrication technologies based on replication methods including hot embossing (Becker & Heim, 2000; Park et al., 2003; Shinohara et al., 2007b), injection molding (Becker et al., 1986; Svedberg et al., 2003), ultraviolet (UV) imprinting (Haisma et al., 1996; Kawaguchi et al., 2007; Shinohara et a...