Contemporary applications of carbon black-filled polymer composites: An overview of essential aspects

This article appraises the contemporary reinforcement of carbon black in different polymer matrices. Essential features of polymer/carbon black composites are influenced by particle size, surface area, and surface chemistry of filler. Special emphasis is placed on recent research trends attained using polymer/carbon black composites. These materials have potential in fuel cells, sensors, detectors, supercapacitors, electromagnetic interference shielding, shape memory, dye-sensitized solar cells, and coatings. Various aspects, such as interfacial interaction, processing conditions, particle dispersion, and other physical properties, are highlighted for further exploration to discover hidden possibilities for these indispensable polymer composites.

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Carbon nanotube-carbon black hybrid counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells and the effect on charge transfer kinetics

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry ◽

10.1007/s10008-021-04932-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Abel Cruz-Gutiérrez ◽

Rosa María Félix-Navarro ◽

Julio Cesar Calva-Yañez ◽

Carolina Silva-Carrillo ◽

Shu Wai Lin-Ho ◽

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Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Charge Transfer ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Carbon Black ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Counter Electrodes ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Nanoporous Reduced Graphene Oxide and Polymer Composites as Efficient Counter Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

ACS Applied Electronic Materials ◽

10.1021/acsaelm.9b00593 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 626-634 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Vediappan Sudhakar ◽

Anup Kumar Singh ◽

Mrinmoy Kumar Chini

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Counter Electrodes ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Reduced Graphene ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Template free titiania photoanodes modified with carbon black or multi-wall carbon nanotubes: Thermal treatment at low and high temperature for the fabrication of quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cells

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing ◽

10.1016/j.mssp.2014.07.046 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 634-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andreas Rapsomanikis ◽

Dimitra Sygkridou ◽

Dimitrios Karageorgopoulos ◽

Elias Stathatos

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

High Temperature ◽

Solid State ◽

Thermal Treatment ◽

Carbon Black ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Template Free ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Efficiency in the Range 8.2-12.4 GHz of Polymer Composites with Dispersed Carbon Nanoparticles

Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal ◽

10.18321/ectj100 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna V. Gubarevich ◽

Kazuki Komoriya ◽

Osamu Odawara

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Black ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Electromagnetic Interference ◽

Carbon Nanoparticles ◽

Hot Press ◽

Frequency Range ◽

Electromagnetic Interference Shielding ◽

X Band ◽

Graphite Nanoparticles

In the present work, electromagnetic interference shielding properties of polymer composites with dispersed cup-stacked carbon nanotubes, graphite nanoparticles and carbon black were investigated. The polymer composites with carbon nanoparticles content from 1 to 5 w% were successfully prepared by the coagulation method, and composite sheets with thickness from 0.25 to 0.77 mm were formed by the hot press technique. The electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency measured in the frequency range of 8.2~12.4 GHz (X-band) of cup-stacked carbon nanotubes/polymer composite was considerably higher than that of carbon black and graphite nanoparticles polymer composites at the same contents of carbon nanoparticles, and contribution of absorption to the shielding efficiency was found to be higher than that of reflection.

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