2D Material-Enhanced Polymeric Systems
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 2760
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since its successful isolation almost two decades ago, graphene, a two-dimensional (2D) material, has found a spectrum of applications in key technological areas. Its rediscovery has opened the door to and fueled the discovery and exploration of other novel 2D materials, thin-layered materials consisting of a one or several layers of atoms. To date, over a thousand 2D materials that can be easily exfoliated have been discovered or synthesized. 2D materials are attractive for their potentially diverse applications due to the unique properties of thin-layered materials in terms of tunable electronic structure, mechanical strength, and optical characteristics. By combining different types of 2D materials in van der Waals heterostructures (VDWHSs), we anticipate that remarkable opportunities for technological advances will emerge. However, modern functional materials never work alone. Combining 2D materials or VDWHSs with polymers for the formation of 2D material–polymeric systems is an emerging field, and a plethora of technical challenges for these new material systems await exploration.
This Special Issue of Polymers on the issue of "2D Material-enhanced Polymeric Systems" welcomes contributions on multi-disciplinary topics, such as 2D material-based functional polymers and their composites, 2D material–polymer for sensors, 2D material–polymer interface studies, 2D material–polymer systems for electromagnetic interference shielding, and studies of 2D material–enhanced polymeric systems for potential applications in aerospace, biomedical, civil/environmental, and electrical engineering/science. Original research articles and reviews on both experimental and theoretical aspects are welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Kin Liao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- 2D material-polymer systems
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