Hybrid network structure and thermal conductive properties in poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites based on carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets

Autor: Yu-tong Zhang, Yong Wang, Xi-jia Chen, Wen-yan Wang, Ting Lin, Yan-jun Xiao, Jing-hui Yang, Zuowan Zhou
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 90:614-625
ISSN: 1359-835X
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.08.029
Popis: A small quantity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were introduced into the poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/GNP and PVDF/CNT composites, respectively, to prepare the corresponding ternary PVDF/CNT/GNP and PVDF/GNP/CNT composites. The results demonstrated that adding CNTs into the PVDF/GNP composites greatly promoted the formation of the hybrid network structure of fillers. This was much different from the scenario that adding GNPs into the PVDF/CNT composites. GNPs and CNTs exhibited excellent nucleation effects for the crystallization of PVDF matrix; however, the variation of the PVDF crystallinity was small. Adding CNTs into the PVDF/GNP composites greatly enhanced the electrical conductivity of the PVDF/CNT/GNP composites. This was also different from the scenario of the PVDF/GNP/CNT composites. Furthermore, the PVDF/CNT/GNP composites exhibit higher thermal conductivity and higher synergistic efficiency compared with the PVDF/GNP/CNT composites. The conductive mechanisms and the synergistic effects of the ternary composites were then analyzed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE