Crystalline polymer nanofibers with ultra-high strength and thermal conductivity

Ramesh Shrestha; Pengfei Li; Bikramjit Chatterjee; Teng Zheng; Xufei Wu; Zeyu Liu; Tengfei Luo; Sukwon Choi; Kedar Hippalgaonkar; Maarten P. de Boer; Sheng Shen

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03978-3

Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Crystalline polymer nanofibers with ultra-high strength and thermal conductivity

Ramesh Shrestha,
Pengfei Li,
Bikramjit Chatterjee,
Teng Zheng,
Xufei Wu,
Zeyu Liu,
Tengfei Luo,
Sukwon Choi,
Kedar Hippalgaonkar,
Maarten P. de Boer,
Sheng Shen

Affiliations

Ramesh Shrestha: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Pengfei Li: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Bikramjit Chatterjee: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Teng Zheng: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Xufei Wu: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Zeyu Liu: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Tengfei Luo: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Sukwon Choi: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Kedar Hippalgaonkar: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research
Maarten P. de Boer: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Sheng Shen: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03978-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Polymers compared to structural materials usually have low strength and thermal conductivity. Here the authors show a fabrication method to form bio-compatible crystalline polyethylene nanofibers that exhibit ultra-high strength, thermal conductivity and electrical insulation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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