Nanostructured Polymer Composites for Energy Conversion Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2024 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energetic nanocomposite; fluoropolymer; combustion; polymer pyrolysis; surface chemistry
Interests: organic thermoelectrics; thermochemical energy storage and conversion; photothermal energy conversion; nanoscale heat transfer
Interests: conducting polymers; 2D materials; composites; wearable electronics; energy storage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in energy conversion have always been a major driving force for the development of our society. As a result of recent progress in nanotechnology, polymers are widely used as matrices or binders for nanoparticles in nanocomposites. Leveraging unique properties of both polymers and nanoparticles, polymer nanocomposites offer great potential for enhanced material characteristics such as transport kinetics, conductivity, and mechanical properties. Therefore, they have been widely utilized for energy conversion applications including energetic materials, batteries, supercapacitors, thermoelectrics, photovoltaic devices, etc. The processing, modification, characterization, and structure–chemistry–function relationships of such hybrid materials have attracted significant research interest.
This Special Issue aims to cover the applications of polymer nanocomposites within the broad landscape of energy conversion, especially the interplay between the structure and performance of materials. Manuscripts focused on all aspects of polymer nanocomposites are welcome.
Dr. Feiyu Xu
Dr. Prithwish Biswas
Dr. Chen Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer nanocomposites
- fluoropolymers
- energetic composites
- polymer composite electrodes
- polymer solar cells
- polymer thermoelectrics
- mechanical properties
- thermal conductivity
