Polymers in Electronics

Polymers in Electronics: Design, Fabrication, and Applications brings together the fundamentals and latest advances in polymeric materials for electronic device applications, supporting researchers, scientists, and advanced students approaching the topic from a range of disciplines. The book begins by introducing polymeric materials, their dielectric, optical, and thermal properties, and the essential principles and techniques for polymers as applied to electronics. This is followed by detailed coverage of the key steps in the preparation of polymeric materials for opto-electronic devices, including fabrication methods, materials design, rheology, encapsulation, and conductive polymer mechanisms. The final part of the book focuses on the latest developments in advanced devices, covering the areas of photovoltaics, transistors, light-emitting diodes, and stretchable electronics, and explaining mechanisms, design, fabrication techniques, and end applications. This is a highly valuable resource for researchers, advanced students, engineers, and R&D professionals from a range of disciplines, who are new to the field or seeking to gain an overview of the utilization of polymeric materials in electronics. Offers introductory coverage of polymeric materials for electronics, including principles, design, properties, fabrication, and applications Focuses on key issues such as materials selection, structure-property relationships, and challenges in application Explores advanced applications of polymers in photovoltaics, transistors, sensors, light-emitting diodes, and stretchable electronics