Development in Carbon Based Polymer Materials: Structure, Processing, Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to submit a manuscript for a Special Issue of Polymers (Impact Factor: 3.426, ISSN 2073-4360, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers) entitled “Developments in Carbon-Based Polymer Materials: Structure, Processing, Properties, and Applications”.

Because of their low density, design flexibility, ease of processing, and superior property enhancements at low filler loading, polymer nanocomposites based on anisotropic carbon nanofillers are promising advanced materials for various applications, including protection from electromagnetic interference (EMI), electrochemical storage, etc. As the production cost of carbon-based nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), and graphene steadily goes down, the possibilities of incorporating specific functionality into carbon-based nanofillers and their polymer nanocomposites become more feasible, and thus, new applications of polymer nanocomposites based on these cost-effective, functionalized carbon nanofillers may surface.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the progress and fundamental aspects of cost-effective synthesis as well as of the functionalization, characterization, properties, processing, and applications of carbon nanofillers especially from polymeric carbon precursors, and also of related polymer composites, and nanocomposites. We hope that the issue will compile the current state of the art and highlight the range of applications. Both original contributions and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Yong L. Joo
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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