Flexible and Robust Functionalized Boron Nitride/Poly(p-Phenylene Benzobisoxazole) Nanocomposite Paper with High Thermal Conductivity and Outstanding Electrical Insulation

Abstract

Highlights m-BN/PNF nanocomposite paper with nacre-mimetic layered structures prepared via sol–gel film transformation approach presents excellent thermal conductivity, incredible electrical insulation, outstanding mechanical property and thermal stability. When the mass fraction of m-BN is 50 wt%, m-BN/PNF nanocomposite paper exhibits excellent thermal conductivity and electrical insulation. The λ ∥ and λ ⊥ are 9.68 and 0.84 W m−1 K−1, and the volume resistivity and breakdown strength are as high as 2.3 × 1015 Ω cm and 324.2 kV mm−1, respectively. The m-BN/PNF nanocomposite paper with 50 wt% m-BN also presents outstanding mechanical properties (tensile strength of 193.6 MPa) and thermal stability (thermal decomposition temperature of 640 °C).

Keywords

• Poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) nanofiber
• Boron nitride
• Thermal conductivity
• Electrical insulation