Polymer/Fullerene Nanocomposites
Design and Applications

An innovative guide to the utilization of fullerene in polymer nanomaterials, covering design, fabrication, properties, and applications

Ayesha Kausar (Author)

9780323995153

Paperback / softback, published 23 January 2023

276 pages
23.5 x 19 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg

Polymer/Fullerene Nanocomposites: Design and Applications synopsizes state-of-the-art essentials and versatile inventions in polymers and fullerenes derived nanocomposites. As the design, fabrication and exploration of polymeric materials with fullerenes in advanced nanomaterials is progressing quickly because of their unique combination of properties, including optical, electronic, electrical, mechanical, thermal, photovoltaic, sensing, shape memory, capacitive, antimicrobial, and other applications, this book fills a void in literature compilation and assessment for a field still in its infancy. The introductory chapter of this manuscript provides a comprehensive update on the fundamentals and applications of fullerenes, with following chapters revealing the properties and essential aspects of polymeric nanocomposites.

1. Fullerenes: Fundamentals and state-of-the-art
2. Fullerenes grafted polymers: Covalent means
3. Polymeric nanocomposites reinforced with non-covalently bonded fullerenes
4. Fullerene nano-additives in conjugated polymers: Topographies and technical implications
5. Encroachments in stimuli-responsive polymer/C60 systems 
6. Polymer/fullerene nanomaterials in optoelectronic devices: Photovoltaics, light emitting diodes and optical sensors
7. High performance supercapacitors based on polymer/fullerene nanocomposites
8. Polymer/fullerene nanocomposites for fuel cells
9. State-of-the-art of polymer/fullerene nanocomposites in biomedical fields
10. Fullerene and polymer/fullerene nanomaterials in industry

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Plastics & polymers technology [TDCP]