Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Models and Applications

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Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Models and Applications
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Part I. State of the Art, Mechanical Properties
	1. Introduction
		References
	2. Graphene and Its Derivatives: Concise Review of Some Basic Fundamentals
		2.1 Morphology and Structural Disorders
			2.1.1 Corrugations
			2.1.2 Defects in Graphene
		2.2 Multilayer Graphene and Graphene Derivatives
			2.2.1 Graphene Oxide
			2.2.2 Reduced Graphene
			2.2.3 Graphene Nanoplatelets
			2.2.4 Graphene Quantum Dots
			2.2.5 Surface Functionalization
		References
	3. Polymer Nanocomposite as a Highly Inhomogeneous and Disordered Medium
		3.1 Classification of Composite Materials
		3.2 Spatial Inhomogeneity and Free Volume of Polymers …
			3.2.1 Nodular Structure of Thermosets
			3.2.2 Free Volume Concept
		3.3 Interphase Layers in Polymer Nanocomposites
		3.4 Models of the Interfacial Region
			3.4.1 Interphase Volume Model
			3.4.2 Multi-core Model
			3.4.3 Filler Shape and Size Effects
		3.5 Mechanical and Electrical Percolation  in Nanocomposites
			3.5.1 Modeling Approach
		References
	4. Mechanical and Acoustic Characteristics of Polymer Nanocomposites
		4.1 Mechanical Properties of Polymers
			4.1.1 Phenomenological Mechanical Models
			4.1.2 Acoustic Waves in Viscoelastic Materials
		4.2 Continuum Mechanics Models of Nanocomposites
			4.2.1 Mori–Tanaka Model
			4.2.2 Effective Interface Model
		4.3 Interfacial Characteristics of Polymer–Carbon Nanocomposites
		4.4 Measurement Techniques
			4.4.1 Wave-Propagation Methods
			4.4.2 Resonance Techniques
		References