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Electrical Properties of Sustainable Nano-Composites Containing Nano-Fillers: Dielectric Properties and Electrical Conductivity

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Nanocomposites containing nanofillers are remarkable products of nanotechnology. The application of nanomaterials as fillers in composites can confer extraordinary properties and, therefore, are considered promising for a range of applications. In this chapter, a detailed description of nanocomposite and nanofiller material is discussed. In addition, a brief summary of the dielectric properties and electrical conductivity of nanocomposite materials is provided. It is concluded that sustainable nanocomposite materials using nanofiller may possess high electrical conductivity and dielectric properties.

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  1. School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

    Sabzoi Nizamuddin, Humair Ahmed Baloch, M. T. H. Siddiqui, Pooja Takkalkar, Sadaf Aftab Abbasi, G. J. Griffin & Nhol Kao

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan

    Sabzoi Maryam

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, 98009, Sarawak, Malaysia

    N. M. Mubarak

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

    Abdul Sattar Jatoi

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    Khadija Qureshi

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Nizamuddin, S. et al. (2019). Electrical Properties of Sustainable Nano-Composites Containing Nano-Fillers: Dielectric Properties and Electrical Conductivity. In: Inamuddin, Thomas, S., Kumar Mishra, R., Asiri, A. (eds) Sustainable Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05399-4_30

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