Polymeric Materials in Energy Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 14439
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vulcanization; rubber nanocomposites; energy harvesting; sensors and actuators; magnetorheological elastomers
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Interests: rubber nanocomposites; graphene; carbon nanotube; mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites; hybrid fillers; elastomers; magneto-rheological elastomers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for energies from renewable resources, with a smaller environmental impact and maximum energy output, is continuously increasing. The materials required should be readily available and exhibit better efficiency. In this respect, polymer materials can meet the demand. For example, modern electronic devices need a very low amount of energy to run, and that energy can be easily derived from renewable resources such as mechanical motion, electromagnetic waves, etc. Due to the ease of fabrication, flexibility, and durability, polymer composites can be useful as advanced sensing materials and have wide applications in health monitoring devices. Additionally, polymer materials with good electrical properties have found applications in energy storage devices.
We aim to gather knowledge to overcome the difficulties regarding processing, failure, quality, and other drawbacks. In this Special Issue, you are welcome to contribute your original research articles, both theoretical and practical, as well as review papers and short communications.
Dr. Md Najib Alam
Dr. Vineet Kumar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer composites
- flexible electronics
- nano generator
- sensors and actuators
- energy storage materials