| ATH | Alumina Trihydrate |
| BN | boron nitride |
| BNNS | boron nitride nanosheets |
| BR | butadiene rubber |
| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| CNTs | carbon nanotubes |
| EG | expanded graphite |
| GO | graphene oxide |
| h-BN | hexagonal boron nitride |
| Me | methyl |
| MPTMS | 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane |
| MQ | M: mono-functional silicon–oxygen unit R3SiO1/2, Q: tetra-functional silicon–oxygen unit SiO2 |
| HNT | halloysite nanotubes |
| nPS/Ni | nano-porous silicon–nickel nanocomposite |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| Ph | phenyl |
| phr | parts per 100 g of rubber |
| REACH | The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals |
| SBR | Styrene-butadiene rubber |
| SR | silicon rubber |
| T5 | temperature at 5% mass loss on the TGA curve |
| TGA | thermogravimetry |
| wt.% | percentage by weight |