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POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 21-27Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1236
Keywords
polystyrene (PS); graphite; thermal conductive composites; intercalation methods; morphology
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- New-Century Training Program Foundation for the Talents [NCET-07-0589]
- [JPPT-115-2-796]
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Polystyrene [PS) was compounded with graphite that possesses high thermal conductivity and layer structures, and the PS/graphite thermal conductive nano-composites were prepared. Thermal conductivity of PS improved remarkably in the presence of the graphite, and a much higher thermal conductivity of 1.95 W/m K can be achieved for the composite with 34 vol% of colloidal graphite. The Maxwell-Eucken model and the Agari model were used to evaluate the thermal conductivity of the composites. For the purpose of improving the interfacial compatibility of PS/graphite, realizing the exfoliation and nano-dispersion of graphite in the PS matrix, three intercalation methods, including rolling intercalation, solvent intercalation, and pan milling intercalation, were applied to prepare the composites, and the morphologies, thermal conductivities, and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. It should be noted that the one prepared by pan milling intercalation not only had excellent thermal conductivity but also much higher mechanical properties, resulting from a high degree of layer exfoliation of the graphite, the formation of the chain structure agglomerates of the graphite, and the creation of more conductive paths under the strong shear stress of pan milling. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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