Polymer Science and Technology

Polymer Electronics: Optics, Fiber and Lasers

Normally Polymers are insulators for electricity but to enable their insulating capability conductive materials like silver have been added to the chemical formulation. It will extend the conductivity of the electricity. The reasons like polymer is good insulator of heat, it can form any shape, have low density, require low finishing cost and solubility in organic solvents, made it suitable for electronics. Depending on the type of charge transport by the carriers in the polymers Polymer conductor are divided into two classes. One is Ionically conductive polymer and another is Electronically conductive polymer. Because of the above said reasons polymers can be used in many electronics devices TV screens, printable electronics, sensors, flexible electronics and in electromechanical applications. Polymers can also be used in the optical fiber which links the remote location to a network of management console.