Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity

Thermally conductive polymers can be used for advanced thermal management applications but the transport mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. Here the authors report the synthesis of polyethylene films with high thermal conductivity, which is attributed to the amorphous regions of the nanofibers.

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Main Authors: Yanfei Xu, Daniel Kraemer, Bai Song, Zhang Jiang, Jiawei Zhou, James Loomis, Jianjian Wang, Mingda Li, Hadi Ghasemi, Xiaopeng Huang, Xiaobo Li, Gang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09697-7
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spelling doaj-f21101c204764aaba1d332f12c9e64062021-05-11T12:10:54ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-04-011011810.1038/s41467-019-09697-7Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivityYanfei Xu0Daniel Kraemer1Bai Song2Zhang Jiang3Jiawei Zhou4James Loomis5Jianjian Wang6Mingda Li7Hadi Ghasemi8Xiaopeng Huang9Xiaobo Li10Gang Chen11Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAdvanced Photon Source, Argonne National LaboratoryDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThermally conductive polymers can be used for advanced thermal management applications but the transport mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. Here the authors report the synthesis of polyethylene films with high thermal conductivity, which is attributed to the amorphous regions of the nanofibers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09697-7
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author Yanfei Xu
Daniel Kraemer
Bai Song
Zhang Jiang
Jiawei Zhou
James Loomis
Jianjian Wang
Mingda Li
Hadi Ghasemi
Xiaopeng Huang
Xiaobo Li
Gang Chen
spellingShingle Yanfei Xu
Daniel Kraemer
Bai Song
Zhang Jiang
Jiawei Zhou
James Loomis
Jianjian Wang
Mingda Li
Hadi Ghasemi
Xiaopeng Huang
Xiaobo Li
Gang Chen
Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
Nature Communications
author_facet Yanfei Xu
Daniel Kraemer
Bai Song
Zhang Jiang
Jiawei Zhou
James Loomis
Jianjian Wang
Mingda Li
Hadi Ghasemi
Xiaopeng Huang
Xiaobo Li
Gang Chen
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title Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
title_short Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
title_full Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
title_fullStr Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
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title_sort nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2019-04-01
description Thermally conductive polymers can be used for advanced thermal management applications but the transport mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. Here the authors report the synthesis of polyethylene films with high thermal conductivity, which is attributed to the amorphous regions of the nanofibers.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09697-7
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