Carbon Nanoparticle Reinforced Polymer Composites: Synthesis and Application

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1436

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School of Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: carbon nano composites; cold atmospheric plasma; polymers

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School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: nanoparticles; plasma synthesis; solar cells

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Reinforcement of materials using carbon nanoparticles is gaining attention in both industrial and academic research. These composite materials with improved and novel properties are finding potential applications across diverse domains, including the biomedical, electrical, aerospace, drug delivery, and automotive industries. The ability to tailor properties using the minimum amount of carbon nanoparticles to achieve unique or desirable properties is opening up a new range of applications, which were previously undreamt of. However, when it comes to bulk production of carbon nanoparticles, the synthesis and uniform dispersion of these nanoparticles are equally challenging.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to explore the most recent research articles and reviews that cover all the aspects of synthesis and application of carbon nanocomposites. 

Dr. Prasad Karthika
Dr. Weerasinghe Janith
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • carbon nanoparticles
  • synthesis
  • dispersion
  • composites
  • applications
  • energy
  • biomedical
  • aerospace

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Covalent Triazine Frameworks Decorated with Pyridine-Type Carbonitride Moieties: Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Improved Charge Separation
by Xianxian Kong, Fan Yang, Xiaoying Li, Mengying Fu, Tao Zeng, Shuang Song, Zhiqiao He and Yan Yu
Polymers 2023, 15(7), 1781; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15071781 - 03 Apr 2023
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Abstract
A simple procedure of calcination under an Ar atmosphere has been successfully applied to create a covalent triazine framework bearing pyridine-type carbonitride moieties (PCN@CTF). The appending of PCN on the CTF led to visible light absorption at up to 600 nm in the [...] Read more.
A simple procedure of calcination under an Ar atmosphere has been successfully applied to create a covalent triazine framework bearing pyridine-type carbonitride moieties (PCN@CTF). The appending of PCN on the CTF led to visible light absorption at up to 600 nm in the UV/Vis diffuse-reflectance spectra. Photoluminescence and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy have been applied to clarify how modification of the CTF with PCN enhanced the separation efficiency of photoexcited charge carriers. An optimized 1%PCN@CTF sample showed the highest photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) rate of 170.2 ± 2.3 μmol g−1·h−1, 3.9 times faster than that over the pristine CTF. The apparent quantum efficiency of the HER peaked at (7.57 ± 0.10)% at 490 nm. This representative 1% PCN@CTF sample maintained continuous function for at least 15 h. This work provides new guidance for modification with PCN materials as a means of obtaining high photocatalytic efficiency and sheds light on the effect of appended pyridine rings on a CTF. Full article
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