Materials for Devices (Advances in Materials Science and Engineering)

From everyday applications to the rise of automation, devices have become ubiquitous. Specific materials are employed in specific devices because of their particular properties, including electrical, thermal, magnetic, mechanical, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric. Materials for Devices discusses materials selection for optimal application and highlights current materials developments in gas sensors, optical devices, mechanoelectrical devices, and medical and biological devices. Explains how to select the right material for the right device Includes 2D materials, thin films, smart piezoelectric films, and more Presents details on organic solar cells Describes thin films in sensors, actuators, and LEDs Covers thin films and elastic polymers in biomedical devices Discusses growth and characterization of intrinsic magnetic topological insulators This work is aimed at researchers, technologists, and advanced students in materials and electrical engineering and related fields who are interested in developing sensors or devices. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface About the Author List of Contributors Chapter 1: Two-Dimensional Materials in Photoconductive Detectors Chapter 2: UV Stability of Organic Solar Cells Chapter 3: Absorption Enhancement in Photonic-Structured Organic Solar Cells Chapter 4: Recent Advances in Gas Sensors for Device Applications Chapter 5: The Sputtered Thin Films as the Sensing Materials for the MEMS Gas Sensors Chapter 6: Electron Retarding Materials Making More Efficient Light-Emitting Devices Chapter 7: Thin-Film Thermoelectrics: Materials, Devices, and Applications Chapter 8: Smart Piezoelectric Films for Sensors and Actuators Applications Chapter 9: Nanomaterials for Lithium(-ion) Batteries Chapter 10: Applications of Thin Films in Metallic Implants Chapter 11: Flexible Sensors for Biomedical Applications Based on Elastic Polymers Index "From everyday applications to the rise of automation, devices have become ubiquitous. Materials are employed in devices because of their particular properties, including electrical, thermal, magnetic, mechanical, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric. This book highlights current materials development in gas sensors, optical devices, mechanoelectrical devices, and medical and biological devices. This work is aimed at researchers, technologists, and advanced students who are interested in developing sensors or devices"-- Provided by publisher