Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids

With increasing heat accumulation in advanced modern electronic devices, dielectric materials with high thermal conductivity (λ) and excellent electrical insulation have attracted extensive attention in recent years. Inspired by mussel, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and graphene oxide (GO) are assem...

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Main Authors: Xing Xie, Dan Yang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
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description With increasing heat accumulation in advanced modern electronic devices, dielectric materials with high thermal conductivity (λ) and excellent electrical insulation have attracted extensive attention in recent years. Inspired by mussel, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and graphene oxide (GO) are assembled to construct mhBN@GO hybrids with the assistance of poly(catechol-polyamine). Then, mhBN@GO hybrids are dispersed in carboxy nitrile rubber (XNBR) latex via emulsion coprecipitation to form elastomer composites with a high λ and satisfactory insulating properties. Thanks to the uniform dispersion of mhBN@GO hybrids, the continuous heat conduction pathways exert a significant effect on enhancing the λ and decreasing the interface thermal resistance of XNBR composites. In particular, the λ value of 30 vol% mhBN@GO/XNBR composite reaches 0.4348 W/(m·K), which is 2.7 times that of the neat XNBR (0.1623 W/(m·K)). Meanwhile, the insulating hBN platelets hinder the electron transfer between adjacent GO sheets, leading to satisfactory electrical insulation in XNBR composites, whose AC conductivity is as low as 10<sup>−10</sup> S/cm below 100 Hz. This strategy opens up new prospects in the assembly of ceramic and carbonaceous fillers to prepare dielectric elastomer composites with high λ and satisfactory electrical insulation, making them promising for modern electrical systems.
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spelling doaj.art-eb6ba85efe124420a5f7b8f98fec5f472023-11-16T17:46:44ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-01-0115352310.3390/polym15030523Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO HybridsXing Xie0Dan Yang1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, ChinaWith increasing heat accumulation in advanced modern electronic devices, dielectric materials with high thermal conductivity (λ) and excellent electrical insulation have attracted extensive attention in recent years. Inspired by mussel, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and graphene oxide (GO) are assembled to construct mhBN@GO hybrids with the assistance of poly(catechol-polyamine). Then, mhBN@GO hybrids are dispersed in carboxy nitrile rubber (XNBR) latex via emulsion coprecipitation to form elastomer composites with a high λ and satisfactory insulating properties. Thanks to the uniform dispersion of mhBN@GO hybrids, the continuous heat conduction pathways exert a significant effect on enhancing the λ and decreasing the interface thermal resistance of XNBR composites. In particular, the λ value of 30 vol% mhBN@GO/XNBR composite reaches 0.4348 W/(m·K), which is 2.7 times that of the neat XNBR (0.1623 W/(m·K)). Meanwhile, the insulating hBN platelets hinder the electron transfer between adjacent GO sheets, leading to satisfactory electrical insulation in XNBR composites, whose AC conductivity is as low as 10<sup>−10</sup> S/cm below 100 Hz. This strategy opens up new prospects in the assembly of ceramic and carbonaceous fillers to prepare dielectric elastomer composites with high λ and satisfactory electrical insulation, making them promising for modern electrical systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/3/523thermal conductivityinsulating propertiessurface modificationself-assemblingdielectric
spellingShingle Xing Xie
Dan Yang
Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
Polymers
thermal conductivity
insulating properties
surface modification
self-assembling
dielectric
title Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
title_full Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
title_fullStr Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
title_full_unstemmed Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
title_short Achieving High Thermal Conductivity and Satisfactory Insulating Properties of Elastomer Composites by Self-Assembling BN@GO Hybrids
title_sort achieving high thermal conductivity and satisfactory insulating properties of elastomer composites by self assembling bn go hybrids
topic thermal conductivity
insulating properties
surface modification
self-assembling
dielectric
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/3/523
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