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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139551803321

Titolo

Aryl diazonium salts [[electronic resource] ] : new coupling agents in polymer and surface science / / edited by Mohamed Mehdi Chehimi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2012

ISBN

3-527-65046-6

1-280-66568-8

9786613642615

3-527-65044-X

3-527-65047-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChehimiMohamed Mehdi

Disciplina

541.33

547.86

Soggetti

Diazo compounds

Polymers - Surfaces

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Aryl Diazonium Salts: New Coupling Agents in Polymer and Surface Science; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Attachment of Organic Layers to Materials Surfaces by Reduction of Diazonium Salts; 1.1: A Brief Survey of the Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Diazonium Salts; 1.2: The Different Methods that Permit Grafting of Diazonium Salts; 1.2.1: Electrochemistry; 1.2.2: Reducing Substrate, Homolytic Dediazonation, Reaction with the Substrate; 1.2.3: Reducing Reagent; 1.2.4: Neutral and Basic Media; 1.2.5: Ultrasonication; 1.2.6: Heating and Microwave; 1.2.7: Mechanical Grafting

1.2.8: Photochemistry1.3: The Different Substrates, Diazonium Salts, and Solvents that Can Be Used; 1.3.1: Substrates; 1.3.2: Diazonium Salts; 1.3.3: Solvents; 1.4: Evidence for the Presence of a Bond between the Substrate and the Organic Layer; 1.4.1: Stability of the Layer; 1.4.2: Spectroscopic Evidence for a Bond; 1.5: From Monolayers to Multilayers; 1.5.1: Monolayers; 1.5.2: Layers of Medium Thickness; 1.5.2.1 Thick Layers; 1.6: Structure and Formation of Multilayers; 1.6.1: Chemical Structure; 1.6.2: The Spatial Structure of the Layers; 1.6.3:



Compactness of the Layers

1.6.4: Swelling of the Layer1.6.5: Electron Transfer through the Layers; 1.6.6: The Formation Mechanism of Multilayers; 1.7: Conclusion; References; 2: Aryl-Surface Bonding: A Density Functional Theory (DFT)Simulation Approach; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Density Functional Theory; 2.3: Bonding between Aryl and Various Substrates; 2.3.1: On Graphite/Graphene; 2.3.1.1 On the Basal Plane; 2.3.1.2 On the Edges of Graphene; 2.3.2: On Carbon Nanotubes; 2.3.3: On Metal Surfaces; 2.4: Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; 3: Patterned Molecular Layers on Surfaces

3.1: Methods Based on Scanning Probe Lithography3.1.1: AFM; 3.1.2: SECM; 3.1.3: Spotting; 3.2: Methods Based on Soft Lithography; 3.2.1: Printing; 3.2.2: Molds; 3.2.3: Nanosphere Lithography; 3.3: Methods Based on Lithography; 3.4: Methods Based on Surface-Directed Patterning; 3.4.1: Modification of Si Surfaces; 3.4.2: Modified Electrode Arrays; 3.5: Summary and Conclusions; References; 4: Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Aryl Layers; 4.1: Introduction; 4.2: Scanning Probe Microscopies; 4.3: UV-VIS Spectroscopy: Transmission, Reflection, and Ellipsometry; 4.4: IR Spectroscopy

4.4.1: Transmission Spectroscopy4.4.2: Reflection Spectroscopy; 4.4.3: Infrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (IRSE); 4.4.4: IRSE Surface Characterization; 4.4.5: In Situ IR Spectroscopy: ATR and IRSE; 4.5: Raman Spectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS); 4.6: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS); 4.7: X-ray Standing Waves (XSW); 4.8: Rutherford Backscattering; 4.9: Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy; 4.10: Electrochemistry; 4.11: Contact Angle Measurements; 4.12: Conclusion; References; 5: Modification of Nano-objects by Aryl Diazonium Salts; 5.1: Introduction

5.2: Electrochemical Modification of Nano-objects by Reduction of Diazonium Salts

Sommario/riassunto

Diazonium compounds are employed as a new class of coupling agents to link polymers, biomacromolecules, and other species (e. g. metallic nanoparticles) to the surface of materials. The resulting high performance materials show improved chemical and physical properties and find widespread applications. The advantage of aryl diazonium salts compared to other surface modifiers lies in their ease of preparation, rapid (electro)reduction, large choice of reactive functional groups, and strong aryl-surface covalent bonding.This unique book summarizes the current knowledge of the surface and



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787269503321

Autore

Herb Michael <1966->

Titolo

The wages of oil : parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE / / Michael Herb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8014-5469-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

330.95357

Soggetti

Democratization - Kuwait

Democratization - United Arab Emirates

Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Kuwait

Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - United Arab Emirates

Economic development - Political aspects - Kuwait

Economic development - Political aspects - United Arab Emirates

Kuwait Politics and government

United Arab Emirates Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Two Models -- 1. Labor Markets and Class Politics -- 2. Participation -- 3. Explaining Kuwaiti Exceptionalism -- 4. The Consequences of Absolutism -- 5. The Consequences of Participation -- 6. What Resource Curse? -- Dilemmas of Development and Democracy in the Gulf -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait, meanwhile, has the most spirited and influential parliament in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies. In The Wages of Oil, Michael Herb provides a robust framework for thinking about the future of the



Gulf monarchies. The Gulf has seen enormous changes in recent years, and more are to come. Herb explains the nature of the changes we are likely to see in the future. He starts by asking why Kuwait is far ahead of all other Gulf monarchies in terms of political liberalization, but behind all of them in its efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. He compares Kuwait with the United Arab Emirates, which lacks Kuwait's parliament but has moved ambitiously to diversify. This data-rich book reflects the importance of both politics and economic development issues for decision-makers in the Gulf. Herb develops a political economy of the Gulf that ties together a variety of issues usually treated separately: Kuwait's National Assembly, Dubai's real estate boom, the paucity of citizen labor in the private sector, class divisions among citizens, the caste divide between citizens and noncitizens, and the politics of land.