Enhanced thermal conductivity and self‐healing property of PUDA/boron nitride micro‐sheets composites with a small number of graphene nano‐platelets

Abstract

Abstract Self‐healing polyurethane diacrylate (PUDA) composites with outstanding thermal conductivity were prepared with variable boron nitride (BN) and a small number of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) (1 wt%). The thermal conductivity of PUDA composites containing 1 wt% GNPs and 29 wt% BN reached 1.73 W/(m·K), showing 27.2% increment compared to PUDA composites only with 30 wt% BN. BN and GNPs mutually promoted the dispersion in the PUDA matrix, and the small number of GNPs was enough to bridge the gaps between BN, so that GNPs and BN exerted a synergistic enhancement effect on the thermal conductivity of PUDA composites with a synergistic efficiency of 1.343. The PUDA composites maintained the tensile strength of 8.21 MPa with good electrical insulation (4.55 × 109 Ω cm). The high degrees of recovery of mechanical strength (>90%) and thermal conductivities (>84%) were also realised by the healing effect of the reversible DA reaction. The PUDA composites with excellent comprehensive properties show broad application potential in the thermal management of electronic devices.

Keywords

• composite materials
• electrical resistivity
• graphene
• thermal conductivity