• 文献标题:   Thermal Expansion of Graphene Composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG SR, TAMBRAPARNI M, QIU JJ, TIPTON J, DEAN D
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  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULES
  • ISSN:   0024-9297 EI 1520-5835
  • 通讯作者地址:   Texas Tech Univ
  • 被引频次:   262
  • DOI:   10.1021/ma900631c
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

Isolated graphene sheets were achieved by graphite intercalation and charge-induced exfoliation. The resultant graphene oxide sheets were incorporated into polymer composites and thermal expansion was investigated by a thermo-mechanical analyzer. The test results indicated that inclusion of graphene into composites resulted in low coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs), and increasing graphene fraction reduced CTEs more significantly. The 5 wt % graphene oxide-based composite shows 31.7% reduction below the glass transition temperature. Preliminary measurement of thermal conductivity also indicated that graphene composites significantly improved the thermal conductivity of polymer matrix. Thermal conductivity of 5% graphene composites showed about 4-fold increment in comparison to the polymer matrix. This finding will provide a solid foundation for graphene-enabled thermal management in microelectronics.