This book covers synthesis, properties, and applications of organic electrodes for advanced electrochemical applications. The future applications and challenges in using organic electrodes are also explored. The chapters describe their unique electrochemical properties, surface area, nano-device integration, multifunctionality, printability, and mechanical flexibility. In this book, basic concepts and emerging electrochemical applications such as batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, fuel cells, and sensors of organic materials are covered. Apart from conventional techniques, this book explores new aspects of synthesizing organic electrodes for novel organic materials with advanced applications.

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Dr. Ram K. Gupta is Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta's research focuses on bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polyurethanes, conducting polymers & composites, green energy production, storage using 2D materials, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member for several journals.

Inhalt

Organic Electrodes: An introduction.- Materials and Synthesis of organic electrodes.- Electrochemistry of organic electrodes.- Fundamentals of electrochemical energy devices.- Basics of electrochemical sensors.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for photovoltaics.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for fuel cells.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for batteries.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for metal-air batteries.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for supercapacitors.- Conjugated polymers as organic electrodes for sensors.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for photovoltaic.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for fuel cells.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for batteries.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for metal-air batteries.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for supercapacitors.- Polymeric nanofibers as electrodes for sensors.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for photovoltaics.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for fuel cells.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for batteries.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for metal-air batteries.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for supercapacitors.- Bio-inspired polymers as organic electrodes for sensors.- Organic electrodes for flexible energy devices.- Organic electrodes for wearable sensors.- Challenges and risk assessment of organic electrodes.