Fullerene Nanofiller Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites—Developments, Progress and Challenges
Ayesha Kausar
Abstract
Reinforced epoxy nanocomposites have been employed as coatings, adhesives, membranes, and structural materials for electronics and automotive/aerospace industries. Fullerene is an important nanocarbon nanofiller used with epoxy resins. This review deals with fundamentals and progress in arena of epoxy and fullerene (mainly C60)-based nanomaterials. Combination of fullerene and epoxy has consequenced several beneficial characteristics and high performances. The main challenges for epoxy/fullerene nanocomposites are to obtain well-dispersed and easily processable materials on large scale. Applications of epoxy/fullerene nanocomposites have been reviewed for anti-corrosion, flame resistant, organic photovoltaic, coating, and adhesive materials in an attempt to facilitate advancement in this emerging area.