Abstract
Due to the high thermal conductivity, graphene could be used as a filler in matrix materials to improve the thermal performance. In this paper, the thermal conductivity and interfacial interaction of graphene/polyamide (GE/PA6), graphene/polypropylene (GE/PP) and graphene/high density polyethylene (GE/HDPE) composites with different graphene mass fractions were studied by melt-blending experiments and reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics. The results show that the filling of graphene effectively improves the thermal conductivity of the three polymers, and the comprehensive improvement effect is GE/PA6 > GE/PP > GE/HDPE. Simulation results show that the thermal conductivity of GE/PA6, GE/PP and GE/HDPE composites vary in the same trend as the experimental results. The interfacial thermal conductivity and interaction energy of the three composites are GE/PA6 > GE/PP > GE/HDPE. This study provides guidance for exploring the filling effect of graphene in polymer and preparing polymer materials with better thermal conductivity.
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Abbreviations
- GE:
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graphene
- PA6:
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polyamide
- PP:
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polypropylene
- HDPE:
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high density polyethylene
- RNEMD:
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reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics
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Yang, Q., Zhang, Z., Gong, X. et al. Thermal conductivity of Graphene-polymer composites: implications for thermal management. Heat Mass Transfer 56, 1931–1945 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-020-02821-0
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