Synergistic effect of boron nitride flakes and tetrapod-shaped ZnO whiskers on the thermal conductivity of electrically insulating phenol formaldehyde composites |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, Department of Polymer Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, 410082, Changsha, China;2. Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Microwave Devices and Equipment, Hunan University, 410082, Changsha, China |
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Abstract: | Tetrapod-shaped zinc oxide (T-ZnO) whiskers and boron nitride (BN) flakes were employed to improve the thermal conductivity of phenolic formaldehyde resin (PF). A striking synergistic effect on thermal conductivity of PF was achieved. The in-plane thermal conductivity of the PF composite is as high as 1.96 W m−1 K−1 with 30 wt.% BN and 30 wt.% T-ZnO, which is 6.8 times higher than that of neat PF, while its electrical insulation is maintained. With 30 wt.% BN and 30 wt.% T-ZnO, the flexural strength of the composite is 312.9% higher than that of neat PF, and 56.2% higher that of the PF composite with 60 wt.% BN. The elongation at break is also improved by 51.8% in comparison with that of the composite with 60 wt.% BN. Such a synergistic effect results from the bridging of T-ZnO whiskers between BN flakes facilitating the formation of effective thermal conductance network within PF matrix. |
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Keywords: | A. Polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) B. Mechanical properties B. Thermal properties |
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