Quantum Chemistry Aided Design Of Organic Polymers: An Introduction To The Quantum Chemistry Of Polymers And Its Applications: 2 (World Scientific Lecture And Course Notes In Chemistry) - Hardcover

Andre, Jean-marie; Bredas, Jean-luc; Delhalle, J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810200048 ISBN 13: 9789810200046

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

This book is intended for those who are interested in understanding the electronic structure and properties of polymers. The scope of the book is to provide the non-specialist reader with a comprehensive and unified description: (i) of quantum mechanical methods, mainly originating from quantum chemistry, to calculate the electronic properties of polymers, (ii) of their use for interpreting and predicting results in fields where the electronic structure is playing an important role, like the electrical conductivity and the non linear optical properties of conjugated polymers.It will also serve as a reference book to lecture graduate students on the electronic structure of polymers or more generally of quasi-one dimensional materials. In this framework, it is worth stressing that the quantum theory of polymers bridges the gap between chemistry and physics. Since no book of this kind involving a strong interaction between theoretical and experimental concepts is available at the moment, it will also meet a need for a timely monograph in a field of important and fast growing interest.

About this title

Review

"... offers a good review of quantum mechanics as applied to the study of the electronic and optical properties of polymers ... the discussions are clear and concise and easily understood. As high-performance computers become more available, calculations of the type described in this book will become an integral part of advanced materials research." American Scientist, 1993

Synopsis

An illustrative rather than comprehensive introduction to polymer quantum chemistry and its applications, for scientists not already working in the field. Illustrations are treated in detail within the framework of the simplest methods, free electron and Huckel theories, but similar applications obtained with more sophisticated techniques are prese

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810200048
• ISBN 13: 9789810200046
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392