| Polymer nanocomposites exhibit unique properties that cannot be obtained each material acting alone. Till now, polymer nanocomposites have attracted significant research interest due to their promising potential for versatile applications ranging from environmental remediation, energy storage, electromagnetic (EM) absorption, sensing and actuation, transportation and safety, defense system, information industry, to novel catalysts, etc. Herein, innovative polymer nanocomposites for energy storage, energy saving, and anticorrosion applications have been synthesized, characterized, and evaluated. Specifically, conductive polymer, i.e., polyamine and polypyrrole, nanocomposites prepared via chemical or electrochemical oxidative polymerization techniques have been investigated for electrochemical supercapacitor electrode materials applications; Conductive polyurethane (PU) nanocomposite coatings filled with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) fabricated by employing an in situ surface-initiated-polymerization (SIP) method have been tested for corrosion prevention purpose. |
