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ABSTRACT
Graphene is an important type of nanocarbon having two-dimensional sp2 hybridized nanostructure. Nitrogen doping has been applied as an effective method to modify the properties and potential applications of graphene. In N-doped graphene, nitrogen doping results in insertion of pyridinic N, pyrrolic N, and graphitic N in graphene nanostructure. Similar to graphene, N-doped graphene has been reinforced in polymeric matrices to form the nanocomposite. In this regard, polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene derivative, poly(vinyl fluoride), and other polymers have been used. Notable applications of high performance polymer/N-doped graphene nanocomposites have been observed in sensors, light emitting diodes, supercapacitors, and fuel cells.
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Ayesha Kausar
Ayesha Kausar works for National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. She previously worked for Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan and National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. She obtained her PhD from Quaid-i-Azam University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea. Dr. Kausar’s current research interests include the design, fabrication, characterization, and exploration of structure-property relationships and potential prospects of nanocomposites, polymeric nanocomposites, polymeric composites, polymeric nanoparticles, polymer dots, nanocarbon materials (graphene and derivatives, carbon nanotube, nanodiamond, graphene, carbon nano-onion, carbon nanocoil, carbon nanobelt, carbon nanodisk, carbon dot, and other nanocarbons), hybrid materials, eco-friendly materials, nanocomposite nanofibers, and nano-foam architectures. Consideration of morphological, mechanical, thermal, electrical, anti-corrosion, barrier, flame retardant, radiation shielding, biomedical, and other essential materials properties for aerospace, automotive, fuel cell membranes, Li-ion battery electrodes, electronics, sensors, solar cells, water treatment, gas separation, textiles, energy production and storage devices, biomaterials, and other technical relevance are among her notable research concerns.