Novel Graphene‐Epoxy Composite with Aligned Architecture and Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity
Abstract Because of the surge in the power density of electronic devices, there is an urgent need for improvements in the thermal conductivity of packaging materials. Nowadays, epoxy composites supplemented with thermally conductive fillers are widely used for this purpose, but unfortunately, none of them can satisfactorily meet industrial requirements. Herein, this article reports on a novel method to prepare well‐shaped and highly ordered graphene‐epoxy composite architecture; that is, the epoxy infiltrates into tubular graphene columns that have been restored to the high thermally conductive structure of graphene. As a result, the newly developed graphene‐epoxy composite exhibits record‐high thermal conductivity of 69.74 W m −1 K −1 with filler content of only 11.22 wt.%. The unprecedentedly high thermal conductivity stems from the construction of thermally conductive channels and restoration of the inherent π–π conjugate structure of graphene. These findings not only offer a breakthrough in packaging materials with significantly enhanced thermal conductivity but also provide a promising avenue for the development of other advanced graphene‐added composites.
Authors
- Zhaoping Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1463-8948)
- Hailong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-3917)
- Xiangyu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7787-2550)
- Zheng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3671-0613)
- Jingjie Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-211X)
- Xiongjun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-4636)
- Zhenliang Hao
- Zhiyuan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-2058)
- Jinyue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9587-2862)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Dallas (US)
- Qingdao Binhai University (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Shenyang Academy of Environmental Sciences (China) (CN)
- Liaoning Academy of Materials
- University of Science and Technology Beijing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202412534
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Graphene research and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.64
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China