Graphene quantum dots in high performance nanocomposites—design to phantastic progressions

ABSTRACTThis comprehensive and novel article covers an important category of nanocomposites, i.e. polymer and graphene quantum dots derived nanocomposites. Graphene quantum dots have been found as remarkable zero-dimensional derivative of graphene having size of up to 20 nm. Similar to graphene, graphene quantum dots have been applied as beneficial nano-reinforcement for the polymers. In this context, various conductive polymers (polypyrrole, polyaniline, polythiophene, etc.) and thermoplastic polymers (poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl fluoride), etc.) have been used as matrices. Inclusion of graphene quantum dots in matrices have revealed superior structure, morphological, electronic, optical, photoluminescence, and several other advantageous physical characteristics. Important application areas of polymer/graphene quantum dots nanomaterials have been observed for solar cells, sensors, supercapacitors, batteries, memory devices, and bioimaging. However, further research efforts have been desirable regarding the graphene quantum dots modification and exploration of new graphene quantum dots derived nanocomposite designs and applied sectors as well as overcoming the related challenges for future progressions in this important category of nanocomposites.KEYWORDS: Graphene quantum dotsconductive polymernanocompositessensorsolar cell Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.