Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and graphene in epoxy nanofluids and nanocomposites

We employed an easy and direct method to measure the thermal conductivity of epoxy in the liquid (nanofluid) and solid (nanocomposite) states using both rodlike and platelet-like carbon-based nanostructures. Comparing the experimental results with the theoretical model, an anomalous enhancement was...

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Autores: Martín Gallego, Mario, Verdejo, Raquel, Khayet Souhaimi, Mohamed, Ortiz De Zárate Leira, José María, Essalhi, Mohamed, López Manchado, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/44259
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44259
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:536
Elastic properties
Heat-flow
Composites
Suspensions
Systems
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Sumario:We employed an easy and direct method to measure the thermal conductivity of epoxy in the liquid (nanofluid) and solid (nanocomposite) states using both rodlike and platelet-like carbon-based nanostructures. Comparing the experimental results with the theoretical model, an anomalous enhancement was obtained with multiwall carbon nanotubes, probably due to their layered structure and lowest surface resistance. Puzzling results for functionalized graphene sheet nanocomposites suggest that phonon coupling of the vibrational modes of the graphene and of the polymeric matrix plays a dominant role on the thermal conductivities of the liquid and solid states.