TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced thermal conductivity of a polysilazane-coated A-BN/epoxy composite following surface treatment with silane coupling agents
AU - Wie, Jaehyun
AU - Kim, Myeongjin
AU - Kim, Jooheon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Spherically aggregated boron nitride (BN) is advantageous for improving thermal conductivity. However, it is difficult to process due to its fragility and poor wettability. Herein we report coating boron nitride aggregates with polysilazane (PSZ) and three different silanes, glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS), aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), and mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), via hydrolysis and condensation. The PSZ coating protected BN from external force, and the silane coatings enhanced interfacial adhesion between the filler and the matrix. An epoxy composite contained the BN surface modified with PSZ and APTES had the highest thermal conductivity of 11.8 W m−1 K−1 at a filler fraction of 75 wt%. Its thermal conductivity was 62 times higher than that of the neat epoxy.
AB - Spherically aggregated boron nitride (BN) is advantageous for improving thermal conductivity. However, it is difficult to process due to its fragility and poor wettability. Herein we report coating boron nitride aggregates with polysilazane (PSZ) and three different silanes, glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS), aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), and mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), via hydrolysis and condensation. The PSZ coating protected BN from external force, and the silane coatings enhanced interfacial adhesion between the filler and the matrix. An epoxy composite contained the BN surface modified with PSZ and APTES had the highest thermal conductivity of 11.8 W m−1 K−1 at a filler fraction of 75 wt%. Its thermal conductivity was 62 times higher than that of the neat epoxy.
KW - Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
KW - Surface modification
KW - Thermal conductivity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147091
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147091
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087397721
SN - 0169-4332
VL - 529
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
M1 - 147091
ER -