Antonietta Cozzolino , Rosalba Liguori , Domenico Riccardi , Luigi di Benedetto , Alfredo Rubino , Paola Rizzo , Gaetano Guerra
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Abstract
A parallel-plate capacitor, which uses the commercial polymer poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide (PPO) as dielectric material, was fabricated and characterized. The aim is to exploit the ability of the nanoporous-crystalline (NC) phases of this polymer (α and β) to absorb volatile organic compounds (VOC), even when present at trace levels. Capacitance changes of the prepared capacitors due to the sorption of two analytes (carbon tetrachloride and methyl ethyl ketone), whose dielectric constants are lower and higher (2.2 and 18.5, respectively) with respect to PPO (2.5), are reported. This study provides a preliminary demonstration that capacitors based on the NC forms of PPO, are promising as chemicapacitors for many VOCs.
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Polymer is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing innovative and significant advances in Polymer Physics, Chemistry and Technology. We welcome submissions on polymer hybrids, nanocomposites, characterisation and self-assembly. Polymer also publishes work on the technological application of polymers in energy and optoelectronics.
The main scope is covered but not limited to the following core areas:
Polymer Materials
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Advanced multiscale processing methods
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Including designer polymer architectures, mechanisms and kinetics, and supramolecular polymerization
Technological Applications
Polymers for energy generation and storage
Polymer membranes for separation technology
Polymers for opto- and microelectronics.