NEW POLYMERS FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS ppt

NEW POLYMERS FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS Edited by Ailton De Souza Gomes New Polymers for Special Applications http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/3345 Edited by Ailton De Souza Gomes Contributors Kareema Majeed Ziadan, Sergey V. Kazakov, Parveen Saini, Manju Arora, Markus Woehrmann, Michael Toepper, Ana Isabel Mouquinho, Krasimira Petrova, Maria Teresa Barros, João Sotomayor, Michael R. Gleeson, Jinxin Guo, John T. Sheridan, Karen Segala, Angela S. Pereira, Chengfei Zhou, I.Yu. Sapurina, M.A. Shishov, Eric Pasquinet, Manabu Ishifune Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Ivona Lovric Typesetting InTech Prepress, Novi Sad Cover InTech Design Team First published September, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com New Polymers for Special Applications, Edited by Ailton De Souza Gomes p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0744-6 Contents Preface IX Section 1 Polymer Physics 1 Chapter 1 Conducting Polymers Application 3 Kareema Majeed Ziadan Chapter 2 Hydrogel Films on Optical Fiber Core: Properties, Challenges, and Prospects for Future Applications 25 Sergey V. Kazakov Chapter 3 Microwave Absorption and EMI Shielding Behavior of Nanocomposites Based on Intrinsically Conducting Polymers, Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes 71 Parveen Saini and Manju Arora Chapter 4 Polymerization of Thin Film Polymers 113 Markus Woehrmann and Michael Toepper Chapter 5 New Polymer Networks for PDLC Films Application 139 Ana Isabel Mouquinho, Krasimira Petrova, Maria Teresa Barros and João Sotomayor Chapter 6 Photopolymers for Use as Holographic Media 165 Michael R. Gleeson, Jinxin Guo and John T. Sheridan Section 2 Polymer Synthesis 201 Chapter 7 From Ruthenium Complexes to Novel Functional Nanocomposites: Development and Perspectives 203 Karen Segala and Angela S. Pereira Chapter 8 Bulk Preparation of Radiation Crosslinking Poly (Urethane-Imide) 225 Chengfei Zhou VI Contents Chapter 9 Oxidative Polymerization of Aniline: Molecular Synthesis of Polyaniline and the Formation of Supramolecular Structures 251 I.Yu. Sapurina and M.A. Shishov Chapter 10 Nitrogen-Rich Polymers as Candidates for Energetic Applications 313 Eric Pasquinet Chapter 11 Electroreductive Synthesis of Polysilanes with Ordered Sequences 339 Manabu Ishifune Preface This book comprises the contributions of several authors in the area of polymer physics by application of conducting polymers; hydrogel films on optical fiber core; thin film polymers; PDLC films application; photopolymers for holographic media; microwave absorption and EMI shielding behavior of nanocomposites based on intrinsically conducting polymers and graphene and carbon nanotubes; in the area of polymer synthesis of conducting polymers; oxidative polymerization of aniline; electro reductive polymerization; polysilanes with ordered sequences; radiation cross-linking poly(urethane-imide) and nitrogen-rich polymers as candidates for energetic applications; development of ruthenium complexes to novel functional nanocomposites. Dr. Ailton de Souza Gomes Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . NEW POLYMERS FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS Edited by Ailton De Souza Gomes New Polymers for Special Applications http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/3345. mobility, μ, i. e. New Polymers for Special Applications 4 e n б   (1) For intrinsic conductivity, n decreases exponentially with increasing band gap, since the conjugated polymers have. 1-1%) %. The appearance of an ESR signal X X New Polymers for Special Applications 6 and of optical bands in the gap is consistent with formation of polarons. Fig. (1-c) indicates the