RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material
Thermal interface material (TIM) is crucial for heat transfer from a heat source to a heat sink. A high-performance thermal interface material with solid–solid phase change properties was prepared to improve both thermal conductivity and interfacial wettability by using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-...
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| description | Thermal interface material (TIM) is crucial for heat transfer from a heat source to a heat sink. A high-performance thermal interface material with solid–solid phase change properties was prepared to improve both thermal conductivity and interfacial wettability by using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-coated polyurethane (PU) foam as a filler, and segmented polyurethane (SPU) as a matrix. The rGO-coated foam (rGOF) was fabricated by a self-assembling method and the SPU was synthesized by an in situ polymerization method. The pure SPU and rGOF/SPU composite exhibited obvious solid–solid phase change properties with proper phase change temperature, high latent heat, good wettability, and no leakage. It was found that the SPU had better heat transfer performance than the PU without phase change properties in a practical application as a TIM, while the thermal conductivity of the rGOF/SPU composite was 63% higher than that of the pure SPU at an ultra-low rGO content of 0.8 wt.%, showing great potential for thermal management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6e0ec6bb3fa4ee4b6337799c6a5644e2023-11-21T01:04:10ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-12-011212300410.3390/polym12123004RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface MaterialCong Zhang0Zhe Shi1An Li2Yang-Fei Zhang3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaThermal interface material (TIM) is crucial for heat transfer from a heat source to a heat sink. A high-performance thermal interface material with solid–solid phase change properties was prepared to improve both thermal conductivity and interfacial wettability by using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-coated polyurethane (PU) foam as a filler, and segmented polyurethane (SPU) as a matrix. The rGO-coated foam (rGOF) was fabricated by a self-assembling method and the SPU was synthesized by an in situ polymerization method. The pure SPU and rGOF/SPU composite exhibited obvious solid–solid phase change properties with proper phase change temperature, high latent heat, good wettability, and no leakage. It was found that the SPU had better heat transfer performance than the PU without phase change properties in a practical application as a TIM, while the thermal conductivity of the rGOF/SPU composite was 63% higher than that of the pure SPU at an ultra-low rGO content of 0.8 wt.%, showing great potential for thermal management.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/12/3004reduced graphene oxidesegmented polyurethanecompositessolid–solid phase changethermal interface materialthermal conductivity |
| spellingShingle | Cong Zhang Zhe Shi An Li Yang-Fei Zhang RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material Polymers reduced graphene oxide segmented polyurethane composites solid–solid phase change thermal interface material thermal conductivity |
| title | RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material |
| title_full | RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material |
| title_fullStr | RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material |
| title_full_unstemmed | RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material |
| title_short | RGO-Coated Polyurethane Foam/Segmented Polyurethane Composites as Solid–Solid Phase Change Thermal Interface Material |
| title_sort | rgo coated polyurethane foam segmented polyurethane composites as solid solid phase change thermal interface material |
| topic | reduced graphene oxide segmented polyurethane composites solid–solid phase change thermal interface material thermal conductivity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/12/3004 |
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