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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

Authors : Changyu Tang, Nanxi Chen, Xin Hu

Published in: Conducting Polymer Hybrids

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Electrically conducting polymer nanocomposites (CPCs) consist of conductive nanofillers (e.g., metal nanoparticle, carbon nanotube, and graphene) and polymer matrices, which have become a greatly active field in the composite materials study. Due to their ease of processing, low density, tunable electrical properties, oxidation resistance, and flexibility, CPCs show versatile electrical applications such as antistatic protection, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, energy storage electrode, sensors, flexible electronics, and thermoelectric devices. In this chapter, we review the recent progress and main challenges on CPCs and predict their development trend by several sections including the introduction, background, fabrication methods, the morphology control strategies, some application cases, and outlook. The key issues for successful fabrication of high-performance CPCs are discussed. Among them, the strategies on control of conductive network morphology and their effects on the electrical properties in CPCs are emphasized. Some interesting applications of CPCs based on the electroactive functions are described, and their property-related requirements are also proposed. We hope that the small review can provide a valuable reference for the researchers from academic and industry communities working on the CPCs and their functional devices.

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Metadata
Title
Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Developments and Future Prospects
Authors
Changyu Tang
Nanxi Chen
Xin Hu
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Conducting Polymer Hybrids

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-46456-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-46458-9

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46458-9_1

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