Recent Trends and Prospects in Nanocomposites Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 245
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced materials; material characterization; semiconducting devices; nanotechnology; sensors; solar cells; thermoelectric cells; catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to the recent trends and prospects in the synthesis, characterization and applications of nanocomposites. Nanocomposites are multiphase solids where one of the phases has one, two or three dimensions of less than 100 nm. Compared to conventional composites, the reinforcing phase in nanocomposites has a very high surface-to-volume ratio. The reinforcing materials may be metal oxide nanoparticles, sheets, flacks, or carbon-based nanomaterials (CNTs, fullerene, graphene, graphene oxide nanopowder, etc.). Nanocomposites may be organic–inorganic, organic–organic, or inorganic–inorganic. They may be tailored to achieve unique physical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, optical, electronic and magnetic properties, or a combination of all or some of them. Articles presenting the synthesis and applications of nanocomposites for electronic devices, energy harvesting, biomedical, environmental monitoring, energy storage, aircraft, automobiles and other engineering applications will be a part of this Special Issue. Researchers from all fields of science and technology are cordially invited to contribute to this issue by submitting their original research articles (full papers, letters, communications) and review articles. It is believed that this collection of research articles will be very useful for the scientific as well as the industrial community.
Dr. Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organic–inorganic nanocomposites
- hybrid metal oxide nanoparticles
- hybrid perovskites
- fiber-reinforced nanocomposites
- polymer–clay composites
- solar cells
- sensor
- fuel cells
- thermoelectric cells
- light-emitting diodes
- supercapacitors
- flexible hybrid batteries
- ceramic–matrix nanocomposites
- bio-sensors
- bio-implants
- carbon nanotubes
- graphene
- fullerene
- metal oxide nanoparticles
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