Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citations

Prof. Isabelle Royaud has been a university lecturer in polymer physics and polymer science since 1990. In 2011, she joined the University of Lorraine, France after beginning her career at the University of Lyon. Since 2011 she has been a Professor at the EEIGM : European School of Material Science and Engineering, Nancy, France and has been a Researcher at the Institut Jean Lamour UMR CNRS 7198 Nancy, France. Her research interest includes polymer physic properties for synthetic polymers and biopolymers, relations between architecture/morphology and mechanical, electrical, vibrational properties of polymer and multimaterials, influence of ageing and morphology on molecular mobility and relaxational phenomena in polymer materials, molecular mobility at the interfaces of nanostructured systems, and in situ monitoring of plastic deformation in polymers at different scales using vibrational techniques, videometric tensile test, synchrotron radiation and broadband dielectric analysis.

Dr. David Chapron has been an Associate Professor at LMOPS, Université de Lorraine since 2010. His current research interests include in-situ Raman spectroscopy, optical sensors, semi-crystalline polymers, and ferroelectric crystals. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 publications in international refereed journals and 2 book chapters and has supervised 7 PhD students. He is the team lead for "Spectroscopy of Complex Materials" at LMOPS and is scientific coordinator of the Spectroscopy platform of LMOPS, ERASMUS+ coordinator with UCLM University (Spain). He is an elected member of the board for the M4 division, organizer of 2 national scientific conferences, and an active reviewer for several international journals including the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Optical Materials, and the European Physical Journal.

Dr. Marc Ponçot has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials at ENSMN, Université de Lorraine since 2010. His research activities are primarily focused on the physics, mechanics, and plasticity of materials. He has authored or co-authored 37 publications in international refereed journals and has 2 patents to his credit. He has supported 7 PhD Thesis (+4 in progress) and has participated as jury in 3 PhD Thesis and 1 HDR. He has delivered 15 keynote lectures as an invited speaker at international conferences. He is manager of the CNRS National Researchers Group PolyNano2 (consisting of around 56 French research teams).

He is an elected member of the board of the M4 division, a member of the evaluation committee of calls for Projects Grande Région Young Researchers, and Project Leader of the Task “Steel/Polymer Composites” of the Work Package “Innovative Materials” of the Labex DAMAS 2 (2021‐2028).

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Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool that is used as a means of structural identification in materials science.Over the past few years there have been tremendous advances in Raman spectroscopy applied to the characterization of polymers and polymer composites.For example, there are many challenges associated with the microstructure and physical properties relationship at both the micro and macro scale.

Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites summarizes in a comprehensive manner recent research accomplishments in this important area. The book offers an in depth study of the current state of the art covering the fundamentals, as well as recent experimental developments. Almost all the characterisation techniques coupled in situ with Raman spectroscopy are discussed in detail.The book discusses various aspects of polymer applications, as well as related topics in polymer composites and nanocomposites. Filled polymers, reinforced plastics, thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and rubbers are also discussed.

The book is designed to address all aspects of Raman spectroscopy with respect to polymers and measurements, and experimental conditions and it contains numerous case study examples to illustrate how Raman spectroscopy coupled in situ with more classical techniques can be useful to enhance material performance. It will assist researchers to solve fundamental and applied problems in the future development of materials.