Synthesis and characterization of functional nanocomposite materials

Advanced functional nanocomposite materials are at the forefront of scientific research due to their exceptional properties, enabling transformative applications across diverse disciplines, including energy, environmental science, sensing technologies, and biomedicine.

Scope:

In recent years, advanced functional nanocomposite materials have garnered substantial attention from both academic and industrial research communities. As a novel class of innovative materials, functional nanocomposites demonstrate superior chemical and physical properties compared to conventional inorganic and organic materials.

This symposium aims to convene distinguished international scholars, researchers, and industry professionals from diverse disciplines, including chemistry, physics, materials science, ceramics, engineering, metallurgy, nanoscience, and nanotechnology. The event will facilitate discourse on current and emerging trends in the synthesis and characterization of advanced functional nanocomposite materials, while exploring innovative research directions and frontiers in the field.

The symposium will explore the precise modulation of physical and chemical properties in advanced functional nanocomposites through a comprehensive array of parameters, including nanoparticle size, dimensionality, shape/morphology, chemical composition, concentration, dispersion uniformity, and nanoparticle-matrix interactions. Particular emphasis will be placed on innovative design and synthesis strategies for developing a novel class of functional nanocomposite materials with enhanced performance characteristics.

The symposium will feature an in-depth examination of the challenges and innovative solutions associated with the synthesis and characterization of a novel class of functional nanocomposite materials tailored for industrial applications.

Recent advancements in functional nanocomposites, exhibiting exceptional chemical and physical properties, will be comprehensively covered in this symposium. These materials incorporate nanoparticles such as semiconductor nanoparticles/quantum dots, metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and two-dimensional nanostructured materials, including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, MXenes, transition metal dichalcogenides, and perovskites.

The discussion will encompass a broad spectrum of properties, including mechanical, optical, magnetic, tribological, thermal and flame-retardant, anticorrosive, rheological, biocompatible, antimicrobial, and electronic and electrical characteristics of these nanocomposites.

This symposium aims to serve as a platform for scholarly discourse on the advanced applications of functional nanocomposites across diverse fields, including electronics, energy storage systems, biosensors, gas sensors, optoelectronic devices, aeronautics and aerospace, automotive engineering, anti-corrosive coatings, printing technologies, biomedical applications, and microwave absorption, among others.

Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:

• Inorganic/Ceramic Nanoparticles and Functional Nanocomposites
• Functional Polymer Nanocomposites, Blends, and Hybrids
• Functional Nanocomposite Films
• Semiconducting Nanoparticles/ quantum dots
• Graphene and 2 D nanomaterials-based Functional Nanocomposites
• Sensor and Nanodevices
• Photocatalytic and Environmental Application
• Biomedical Application
• Nanocomposites for Energy Application
• Structural, Magnetic, Electrical, Thermal, Optical, Mechanical, and Anticorrosive Properties
• Nanocomposites Coatings
• Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanocomposites
• Multifunctional Nanocomposites
• Nanocomposites in Tribology and Lubrication
• Nanocomposites for Food Packaging
• Theory and Modeling of Nanocomposites