Carbon Nanomaterial–Reinforced Epoxy Composites: A Review

ABSTRACT

Conducting fillers such as graphite, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers are used as reinforcing agents for enabling the conducting behavior of epoxy resin. The present review focused on the work related to epoxy composite with reinforcement of various nanofillers. Different methods of preparation for epoxy-based conducting nanocomposites are summarized. Various characterization techniques of epoxy composites such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy are discussed. Important properties of epoxy-based nanocomposites are explained with different applications of epoxy-based conducting polymers.

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KEYWORDS:

• Conducting filler
• electrical properties
• epoxy
• mechanical properties
• reinforcement