MTE4553

Electrical and optical properties of polymers

(ENG)

Not offered in 2000

3 points + 25 lectures, tutorials, and practical classes + Clayton

Synopsis: Ionically conducting polymers. Electronically conducting polymers (eg polypyrrole, polyaniline). Conductive polymer composites. Percolation and its dependence on filler and matrix properties. Conductivity-dielectric relationships. Applications of conductive polymers. Optical properties of polymers.

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