Graphene-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites
A special issue of C (ISSN 2311-5629).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2019) | Viewed by 6990
Special Issue Editor
Interests: graphene and graphene-based polymer nanocomposites; mechanical, thermal, optical and electrical properties of polymer nanocomposites comprising of 2D fillers; polymers; micromechanics; Raman spectroscopy; processing–structure–property relationships; hybrid nanocomposites
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of graphene and graphene-related materials as reinforcements in polymer nanocomposites has attracted a great deal of attention over the last few years, from both academia and industry, due to their unique properties. The produced polymer nanocomposites usually display a significant enhancement of their ultimate properties compared to other nanofillers, such as nanotubes or nanoclays, and show great promise for use in structural and functional applications.
This Special Issue on “Graphene-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites” aims to provide a forum for the publication of original research/review articles on all aspects of synthesis, characterization and applications of graphene-based nanocomposites. Some of the topics include, but are not limited to, graphene functionalization and subsequent production routes of nanocomposites, processing-structure-property relationships, multifunctional nanocomposites, interfaces in graphene-based nanocomposites, reinforcing mechanisms and hybrid nanocomposites. Authors are encouraged to highlight the potential applications of the produced composites in a number of areas including automotive and aerospace, electronics, energy storage and others.
As a Guest Editor, I hope that this Special Issue will be of interest for the majority of C – Journal of Carbon Research readers and will serve as a stimulus to further progress research in the field of graphene-based polymer nanocomposites.
Dr. Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Graphene
- Polymer nanocomposites
- Micromechanics
- Multifunctionality
- Structure-Property relationships
- Hybrids
- Mechanical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
- Raman spectroscopy
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