Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
Author(s): Nazario Martín (Editor), Francesco Giacalone (Editor), Maurizio Prato (Foreword)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Publication Date: 9 Sept. 2009
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 332 pages
ISBN-10: 3527322825
ISBN-13: 9783527322824
Book Description
Written by an outstanding team of experts in the interdisciplinary areas of research, this book is based on a new classification of the different types of fullerene polymers according to their chemical structures. It covers all aspects, from different classes, to their synthesis and applications in material science. Of great interest to polymer and synthetic chemists, but also for material scientists and industrial chemists.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Covering all aspects, from different classes, to their synthesis and applications in material science, this volume is of great interest to polymer and synthetic chemists, but also for material scientists and industrial chemists.” (International Journal Microstructure & Materials Properties, 1 September 2012)
"Overall this volume is a must-have for anyone already involved with the study of fullerenes or contemplating venturing into this field. For polymer scientists with even a casual interest in electroactive or composite applications, this book reveals the surprisingly large amount of high quality research that has already been carried out. It provides an expert's view into several relevant subtopics, while providing a solid overview of a field that will no doubt become increasingly important in terms of development of applications of fullerenes and derived materials." (JACS, 2010)
From the Inside Flap
Although polymer science is by now well developed and may be considered perfectly established, this is not the case for polymers containing fullerenes. Only having emerged over the past decade, the combination of fullerenes and polymer chemistry is a new interdisciplinary field aimed at achieving novel fullerene-based architectures with unprecedented properties and a wide range of applications. Written by an outstanding team of experts in the relevant areas of research, this book is based on a new classification of the different types of fullerene polymers according to their chemical structures. Covering all aspects, from different classes, to their synthesis and applications in material science, this volume is of great interest to polymer and synthetic chemists, but also for material scientists and industrial chemists.
From the Back Cover
Although polymer science is by now well developed and may be considered perfectly established, this is not the case for polymers containing fullerenes. Only having emerged over the past decade, the combination of fullerenes and polymer chemistry is a new interdisciplinary field aimed at achieving novel fullerene-based architectures with unprecedented properties and a wide range of applications. Written by an outstanding team of experts in the relevant areas of research, this book is based on a new classification of the different types of fullerene polymers according to their chemical structures. Covering all aspects, from different classes, to their synthesis and applications in material science, this volume is of great interest to polymer and synthetic chemists, but also for material scientists and industrial chemists.
About the Author
Nazario Martín is full professor of Organic Chemistry at the University Complutense of Madrid. His research interests span a range of targets with emphasis on the chemistry of carbon nanostructures involving fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, pi-conjugated systems as molecular wires, and electroactive molecules, in the context of electron transfer processes, photovoltaic applications and nanoscience. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Chemical Communications, and the Regional Editor for Europe of the journal Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. He is a fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, vice-director of IMDEA - Nanoscience Institute, and the President of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry.
Francesco Giacalone is a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Palermo. As a postdoctoral scientist (2004-2005) he worked with Professor Martín as a ESF Fellow in molecular electronics. In June 2005 he moved to the University of Palermo under the supervision of Professor Renato Noto. His current research interests focus on the synthesis of electroactive materials and recyclable materials in heterogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis.
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