Nanocomposites

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Foreword: Polymer Nanocomposites: Are There Scientific Questions with No Answers?
5. 1 Graphite and Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNP) Filled Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites
   1. 1.1. General information on graphene
   2. 1.2. Graphene preparation methods
   3. 1.3. Methods of dispersion of carbon nanofillers in a polymer matrix
   4. 1.4. Influence of the nanofiller on the properties of the nanocomposite
   5. 1.5. References
6. 2 Morphological Characterization Techniques for Nano-Reinforced Polymers
   1. 2.1. Transmission electron microscopy
   2. 2.2. X-ray diffraction
   3. 2.3. Conclusion
   4. 2.4. References
7. 3 Size Effects on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nano-Reinforced Polymers
   1. 3.1. Size effect on the glass transition temperature
   2. 3.2. Thermal stability
   3. 3.3. Effect of size on mechanical properties
   4. 3.4. Conclusion
   5. 3.5. References
8. 4 Effects of the Size and Nature of Fillers on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of PEEK Matrix Composites
   1. 4.1. Introduction
   2. 4.2. Materials and methods
   3. 4.3. Results
   4. 4.4. Conclusion
   5. 4.5. References
9. 5 Study of Interface and Interphase between Epoxy Matrix and Carbon-based Nanofillers in Nanocomposites
   1. 5.1. Introduction
   2. 5.2. Structural analysis of the interface with electron energy-loss spectroscopy
   3. 5.3. In situ tensile test using scanning electron microscopy
   4. 5.4. Conclusion
   5. 5.5. Acknowledgments
   6. 5.6. References
10. 6 Multiscale Modeling of Graphene-polymer Nanocomposites with Tunneling Effect
    1. 6.1. Introduction
    2. 6.2. Modeling of effective electric nonlinear behavior in graphene–polymer nanocomposites
    3. 6.3. Numerical simulations of effective electric conductivity
    4. 6.4. Two-scale approaches
    5. 6.5. Electromechanical coupling
    6. 6.6. Conclusion
    7. 6.7. References
11. 7 Computational Modeling of Carbon Nanofiller Networks in Polymer Composites
    1. 7.1. Introduction
    2. 7.2. Modeling and simulation of CNT/polymer nanocomposites
    3. 7.3. Improving electrical conductivity of polymers loaded with CNTs
    4. 7.4. Improving electrical conductivity of polymers loaded with hybrid particles
    5. 7.5. Conclusions
    6. 7.6. References
12. 8 Electrostrictive Polymer Nanocomposites: Fundamental and Applications
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Electrostriction relations
    3. 8.3. Determination of the electrostriction coefficient
    4. 8.4. The route to high electrostriction materials
    5. 8.5. Applications of electrostrictive materials
    6. 8.6. Conclusions and perspectives
    7. 8.7. References
13. List of Authors
14. Index
15. End User License Agreement