Effect of Interfacial Interaction on Morphology and Properties of Polyethylene/Boron Nitride Thermally Conductive Composites

In this study, polyethylene-g-maleic anhydride was utilized to enhance interfacial interaction between boron nitride and polyethylene. Moreover, KH550 was used as a surface treatment agent to improve interfacial interaction between boron nitride and polyethylene. It was found that surface functionalization of boron nitride particles and the addition of polyethylene-g-maleic anhydride can promote dispersion of boron nitride particles with reduced aggregation, resulting in the improvement of both tensile and impact strength of polyethylene/boron nitride composites. Compared to surface functionalization of boron nitride particles, the addition of polyethylene-g-maleic anhydride was much effective to enhance thermal conductivity of polyethylene/boron nitride composites and drop effectively rheological percolation threshold and gel point of polyethylene/boron nitride composites.