Recent Trends and Prospects in Nanocomposites Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

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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