To create hollow and solid microstructures, the researchers
used an organic polymer precursor doped with photoinitiator made of off - the - shelf chemical components.
Now Ulrich Schubert and colleagues have developed a redox - flow battery that
uses organic polymers as the charge - storage material, in combination with inexpensive dialysis membranes and an aqueous sodium chloride solution as the electrolyte.
Here we describe an affordable, safe, and scalable battery system, which
uses organic polymers as the charge - storage material in combination with inexpensive dialysis membranes, which separate the anode and the cathode by the retention of the non-metallic, active (macro-molecular) species, and an aqueous sodium chloride solution as the electrolyte.
Not exact matches
One type, known as plastic,
organic or
polymer photovoltaic solar cells,
uses conductive
organic polymers or
organic molecules to absorb light, transfer the charge and produce electricity.
When I was at Bell Labs, I was surrounded by amazing
organic chemists who could cook up all kinds of interesting
polymers and
organic molecules that we could
use to build transistors.
«When these
polymers come to be
used in
organic light - emitting diodes, their various spatial structures can be utilized to precisely control the colour of the light emit from the OLEDs,» explained physicist Dominic Raithel (M.Sc.)
Polymers that are well - suited for
use in
organic light - emitting diodes play a central role in the new research findings.
Henning Sirringhaus of Cambridge and his colleagues describe in Science how they fashioned this
polymer into an
organic transistor and
used it to drive a conventional
polymer - based LED built directly on top.
The
organic - based TE generators
use polymers that are highly flexible and compatible with human skin, ideal for wearable electronics.
The upper left electron microscope image shows spaghetti - shaped
organic polymers now
used for
organic light - emitting diodes, or OLEDs.
While conventional LEDs
use silicon semiconductors, OLEDs in some of the latest cell phones and TVs are made with «pi - conjugated
polymers,» which are plastic - like,
organic semiconductors made of a chain of repeating molecular units.
In a semi-transparent solar cell module as shown in the photograph, electrodes with two variants of the
polymer PEDOT: PSS (commonly
used in
organic electronics) are
used, where one acts as the anode and the other is modified to become the cathode.
People
use organic solvents and synthetic
polymers as additives to prevent cell cultures from freezing damage.
Postdoctoral research associate Monojit Bag (left) and graduate student Tim Gehan (right) synthesize
polymer nanoparticles for
use in
organic - based solar cells being made at the UMass Amherst - based energy center.
«These
organic semiconducting
polymers also demonstrate several technical advantages, including that they do not need a co-catalyst to sustain the conversion to alcohol products and the conversion can take place at lower temperatures and
use less energy, which would further reduce costs,» Rajeshwar added.
Sukegawa, T., Masuko, I., Oyaizu, K. & Nishide, H. Expanding the dimensionality of
polymers populated with
organic robust radicals toward flow cell application: synthesis of TEMPO - crowded bottlebrush
polymers using anionic polymerization and ROMP.
Polymers (POL): The study and development of polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and
Polymers (POL): The study and development of
polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and
polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic
organic materials
used as plastics and resins.
The information they gather could help improve the design and performance of
organic polymers: flexible, stretchable, biocompatible electronic materials that could be
used to make everything from printable solar cells to brain implants that restore movement to paralyzed limbs.
Technical details of these research topics focus on light - induced electron transfer reactions, both at surfaces and in transition - metal complexes, surface chemistry and photochemistry of semiconductor / liquid interfaces, novel
uses of conducting
organic polymers and
polymer / conductor composites, and development of sensor arrays that
use pattern recognition algorithms to identify odorants, mimicking the mammalian olfaction process.
Chemists
use volatile
organic compound analysis to assess how
polymer - based art and artifacts are holding up
The drawings are all made from
organic material discovered during Rockman's field expeditions on the East End, making
use of sand, soil or other natural items with acrylic
polymer on paper.
Formaldehyde is an
organic chemical compound often
used with other chemical compounds as a base for
polymers.
Looking for an opportunity to participate in the research and development of new
organic molecules,
polymers, advanced materials, identification
using analytical instrumentation (NMR, MS, GPC, FTIR, UV - VIS).
Elementis Worldwide, which will
use the location as its global headquarters, focuses on the conversion of
organic chemicals and minerals into
polymers and other materials for
use in paints, cosmetics, cleaners and oil exploration.