Controllable Preparation and Applications of Functional Carbon-Based Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, titled "Controllable Preparation and Applications of Functional Carbon-Based Materials", focuses on advanced preparation and the performance/application of functional carbon-based materials, such as carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon aerogel, and fiber-reinforced carbon matrix composites, which are widely used in the aerospace, energy, chemical, electronics, and engineering industries. Controllable preparation aims to precisely control the preparation to synthesize materials and achieve the promising properties; the preparation methods need to be stable and reliable. Functional carbon-based materials are primarily materials with desired serving properties, such as wave absorption, thermal insulation, high-temperature resistance, and excellent chemical and physical properties, which are closely related to their composition and structure. Therefore, the present Special Issue aims to collect contributions on the advanced preparation methods (reliable and stable synthesis techniques) and applications of functional carbon-based materials, as well as to review the advanced characterization, modeling and the effect of preparation processing on the material properties. The manuscripts in this Special Issue will focus on the most significant and promising manufacturing technologies, component optimization, structural design, characterization, machining, modeling, simulation, and mechanism analysis.

Dr. Shun Dong
Dr. Cheng Fang
Guest Editors

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