Lin, B., Pan, L.-H., Shi, D.-L., Huang, H.-K., He, F.-A., Lam, K.-H. and Wu, H.-J. (2019) Preparation and characterization of composites based on poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene) and carbon nanofillers: a comparative study of exfoliated graphite nanoplates and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Science, 54(3), pp. 2256-2270. (doi: 10.1007/s10853-018-3005-x)
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Abstract
In this work, the crystal structure, thermal conductivity, as well as dielectric and electrical properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-CTFE)] filled with two different carbon nanofillers including exfoliated graphite nanoplates (xGNPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been compared. The xGNPs and the MWCNTs were well dispersed in the P(VDF-CTFE) matrix using a simple solution-blending process. The xGNPs have the ability to induce the large amount of useful polar β and γ crystal phases for P(VDF-CTFE) via the relatively strong interfacial interaction between their functional groups and the dipoles of P(VDF-CTFE), while the MWCNTs only produce the relatively low amount of β crystal phases for P(VDF-CTFE) due to their weak π-dipole interactions with P(VDF-CTFE). It was found that both the electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of xGNPs/P(VDF-CTFE) composite were better than those of MWCNTs/P(VDF-CTFE) composite. The thermal conductivities of xGNPs/P(VDF-CTFE) composites were much higher when compared with those of MWCNTs/P(VDF-CTFE) composites at the same filler content, which is probably owing to the better compatibility between xGNPs and P(VDF-CTFE). For example, the thermal conductivities of xGNPs (5 wt%)/P(VDF-CTFE) composite and MWCNTs (5 wt%)/P(VDF-CTFE) composite were 0.83 W/mK and 0.43 W/mK, respectively.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Lam, Dr Koko |
| Authors: | Lin, B., Pan, L.-H., Shi, D.-L., Huang, H.-K., He, F.-A., Lam, K.-H., and Wu, H.-J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Materials Science |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| ISSN: | 0022-2461 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1573-4803 |
| Published Online: | 12 October 2018 |
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