The unparalleled large-scale commercial application of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), otherwise known as PEDOT, continues to fuel a need for literature about it that is concise, easily available, but sufficiently comprehensive. Designed to meet the requirements of readers from different areas of expertise and experience with the substance, PEDOT

PEDOT is currently the most widely used polymeric material in research and development. Over the past 10 years, PEDOT has been investigated for potential organic thermoelectric applications because of its superior thermoelectric and mechanical properties compared with other conductive polymers. However, many challenges remain to be solved before it is translated into key technologies. Advanced PEDOT Thermoelectric Materials summarizes current progress and the challenges of PEDOT thermoelectric materials, while clarifying directions for future development. This book provides a comprehensive overview of chemical, physical, and technical information about this organic thermoelectric polymer. The authors also give details about the theoretical basis of PEDOT, including preparation and characterization, and its development as a high-performance thermoelectric material. Provides an overview of techniques to optimize the thermoelectric performance of PEDOT materials. Introduces the fundamentals of PEDOT, including material synthesis, characterization, preparation, thermal transport, and more. Discusses emerging applications in thermoelectric devices and future directions.

Written in the perspective of an experimental chemist, this book puts together some fundamentals from chemistry, solid state physics and quantum chemistry, to help with understanding and predicting the electronic and optical properties of organic semiconductors, both polymers and small molecules. The text is intended to assist graduate students and researchers in the field of organic electronics to use theory to design more efficient materials for organic electronic devices such as organic solar cells, light emitting diodes and field effect transistors. After addressing some basic topics in solid state physics, a comprehensive introduction to molecular orbitals and band theory leads to a description of computational methods based on Hartree-Fock and density functional theory (DFT), for predicting geometry conformations, frontier levels and energy band structures. Topological defects and transport and optical properties are then addressed, and one of the most commonly used transparent conducting polymers, PEDOT:PSS, is described in some detail as a case study.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Energy Research and Power Engineering (ERPE 2013), May 24-25, 2013, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. The 303 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Advanced Technologies and Researches in Materials Science; Chapter 2: Advances in Mechanical Engineering; Chapter 3: Mechatronics, Control, Measurement and Monitoring. Technologies and Solutions; Chapter 4: Energy Industry. Engineering Researches and Management; Chapter 5: Materials and Technologies in Construction.

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). It has become a essential but formidable task for all industries to concentrate on developing Nature-friendly products and services. The present work aims to bring together the current knowledge concerning Nature-friendly multi-functional materials and structures. The contributions concentrate on natural fiber composites, smart materials and structures, and advanced composites and their applications, and so on. Readers will find within the most up-to-date advances in the field of multi-functional materials and structures.

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). EDFGC is an international conference series covering research and development in the fields of textile dyeing/finishing and green chemistry. With its theme of “Innovation, Eco-Textile and Sustainability”, the 2011 conference provided a platform for the presentation of research findings, the exchange of innovative ideas and the seeking-out of opportunities for collaboration, in the above fields, among both academics and industrialists all over the world. The proceedings of EDFGC 2011 include Eco-Dyeing & Finishing, Functional Textiles, Green Chemistry and Functional Chemicals, Pollution Control and Energy Conservation, Fundamental Research and Test & Characterization.

Collection of Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers from the 2014 International Conference on Frontiers of Energy, Materials and Information Engineering (ICFMEI 2014), August 21-22, 2014, Hong Kong. The 411 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Materials and Chemical Engineering and Technologies, Chapter 2: Power, Energy and Thermal Engineering, Environmental and Safety Engineering, Chapter 3: Civil and Building Engineering, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Chapter 4: Mechatronics, Measurement and Detection, Control and Automation, Mechanics Applications, Chapter 5: Computer, Communication, Information, Algorithms and Numerical Methods of Data Processing Engineering, Chapter 6: Urban and City Development, Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Chapter 7: New Technologies in Education and Sports, Chapter 8: Engineering Management, Production Management, Business and Economics.