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Enhanced Thermal Conductivity in a Hybrid Graphite Nanoplatelet – Carbon Nanotube Filler for Epoxy Composites
Author(s) -
Yu Aiping,
Ramesh Palanisamy,
Sun Xiaobo,
Bekyarova Elena,
Itkis Mikhail E.,
Haddon Robert C
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800401
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , epoxy , filler (materials) , composite material , graphite , thermal conductivity , carbon fibers , nanoscopic scale , composite number , thermal , nanotechnology , physics , meteorology
A nanoscale hybrid filler comprising single‐walled carbon nanotubes and graphite nanoplatelets provides a synergistic effect in the enhancement of thermal conductivity of epoxy composites, which is ascribed to the formation of a more efficient percolating network with significantly reduced thermal interface resistance.