Conductive metallic nanomaterialsConductive metals (such as silver, copper, gold, aluminum, and tin) and metal oxide (TiO 2 and ZnO) nanomaterials exhibit great promise as alternatives to conventional conductive materials [6][7][8]. These conductive metal nanomaterials (nanoparticles or nanowires) can be incorporated in different polymers to make conductive polymer nanocomposites, which can be used further for making conductive fibers or coated textiles. However, in polymer matrices, generally, metal nanowires exhibit better conductivity in comparison to metal nanoparticles because of their better conductive network at lower concentrations and less inter-particle junctions in the case of nanowires [9]. Conductive nanoparticles such Ag, ZnO and TiO 2 dissipate the static charge of synthetic fibers because of their good electro-conductive property and hence, these nanoparticles can be used to develop antistatic fabrics [10][11].
Carbon-based nanomaterialsDifferent carbon-based nanomaterials such as 2D graphite and graphene, 1D CNTs, carbon black etc. are extensively used to increase conductivity of polymer and textiles [12][13][14]. The electrical conductivity, of pure CNT can be as high as 10 6 to 10 7 S m -1 and for pure graphene, it can be up to 10 5 S m -1 . On the other hand, the thermal conductivity value of CNT may vary between 2800-6000