Mechanical Properties and Applications of Graphene and Layered Nanocomposites
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanocomposite Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 1859
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Interests: physical properties and property regulation of C-based nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
As a two-dimensional nanomaterial, graphene has been attracting attention for nearly 20 years due to its excellent physical properties. A perfect hexagonal honeycomb structure gives graphene excellent mechanical properties. Both theoretical and experimental studies show that the mechanical strength of graphene is 200 times that of steel, and thus is expected to be the main material for the production of cars and airplanes in the future. Graphene, which is easy to stretch and work with, is also used to make flexible materials. On the other hand, graphene-based layered materials (heterostructures similar to Lego bricks or disordered hybrid structures) or composite materials show significantly better physical properties than graphene. In recent years, graphene has been widely used in these hybrid structures to improve the mechanical properties and photoelectric properties of composite materials, as well as in sensors, skin simulation, catalysis, heat conduction and other fields.
In this Special Issue, we will focus on the top graphene-based mechanical properties and electrical, photoelectric and other related physical properties and their applications. We welcome research articles and review articles focused on graphene’s mechanical properties and applications as well as those of layered graphene’s nanocomposites. Papers on other related topics will also be considered.
Prof. Dr. Jingang Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- graphene nanocomposites
- mechanical properties
- mechanical applications
- based on Graphene's layered composites
- nanographene materials
