Vikas Mittal 
Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion [PDF ebook] 

Preface ix
List of Contributors xi
1 High Performance Polymer Hydrogel based Materials for Fuel Cells 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Hydrogel Electrolyte 3
1.3 Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogel 4
Summary 19
References 20
2 PVAc Based Polymer Blend Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries 27
2.1 Introduction 27
Conclusion 49
References 49
3 Lithium Polymer Batteries Based on Ionic Liquids 53
3.1 Lithium Batteries 54
3.2 Lithium Polymer Batteries Containing Ionic Liquids 61
Battery Performance 88
Glossary 94
References 96
4 Organic Quantum Dots Grown by Molecular Layer Deposition for Photovoltaics 103
4.1 Introduction 104
4.2 Molecular Layer Deposition 105
4.3 Concept of Solar Cells with Organic Quantum Dots 107
4.4 Polymer Multiple Quantum Dots 110
4.5 Molecular Multiple Quantum Dots 120
4.6 Waveguide-Type Solar Cells 127
4.7 Summary 135
References 135
5 Solvent Effects in Polymer Based Organic Photovoltaics 137
5.1 Introduction 137
5.2 Solar Cell Device Structure and Prepartion 139
5.3 Spin-Coating of Active Layer 141
5.4 Inuence of Solvent on Morphology 143
5.5 Residual Solvent 152
5.6 Summary 156
Acknowledgment 157
References 157
6 Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells 163
6.1 Introduction 163
6.2 Hybrid Conjugated Polymer-Inorganic Semiconductor Composites 173
6.3 Conclusion 185
References 191
7 Semiconducting Polymer-based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells 199
7.1 Introduction 199
7.2 Optical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers 200
7.3 Electrical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers 206
7.4 Mechanical Properties Polymer Solar Cells 208
7.5 Processing of Polymers 210
7.6 State-of-the-art of the Technology 212
References 213
8 Energy Gas Storage in Porous Polymers 215
8.1 Introduction 216
8.2 Microporous Organic Polymers 217
8.3 Characterization of MOPs 239
Conclusion 242
List of Abbreviation 242
References 243

Vikas Mittal is currently an assistant professor in the
Department of Chemical Engineering at The Petroleum Institute in
Abu Dhabi. He obtained his Ph D in 2006 from the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He also worked as a
polymer engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
His research interests include polymer nanocomposites,
compatibilization of organic and inorganic materials, polymer
colloids, thermal stability studies, and anti-corrosion coatings.
He has published more than fifty journal publications, authored as
well as edited several books on these subjects.