Polymer Based Nanocomposites for Power Engineering Applications

Polymer nanocomposites is a combination of polymer matrix and with a wide range of 1-D, 2-D or 3-D
filler materials (organic and inorganic) having at least one dimension in nm range. Polymer
nanocomposites have unique structures, morphology as well as mechanical, thermal and electrical
properties. Therefore, study on polymer nanocomposites are being continued for about 25 years. The
transition from micro- to nano- particles lead to change in its physical as well as chemical properties.
Carbonaceous nano fillers such as graphene, CNTs play a very promising role due to their better
structural and functional properties such as high aspect ratio, high mechanical strength, high electrical
properties etc. Several researchers have been able to successfully implement graphene or hybrid filler
based polymer nanocomposites in electrochemical applications, lithium ion batteries, sensors, solar
cell, water purification, supercapacitors, drug delivery and tissue engineering. Nanotechnology has
the potential to create many new materials and devices with wide-ranging applications, such as in
medicine, electronics, and energy production.