Enhanced thermal properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites with ultrathin nanosheets of MXene

Yong Cao, Qihuang Deng, Zhiduo Liu, Dianyu Shen, Ting Wang, Qing Huang, Shiyu Du, Nan Jiang*, Cheng Te Lin, Jinhong Yu

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Abstract

Here, we report a facile method to delaminate MXene (Ti3C2Tx) and prepare poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/MXene composites by solution blending. Compared with neat PVDF, the PVDF composites with varying content of MXene (0-5 wt%) showed an enhancement in the PVDF thermal conductivity. In particular, when a loading of 5 wt% was attained, the thermal conductivity was increased to 0.363 W mK−1, an approximate 1-fold enhancement compared with that of neat PVDF. In addition, MXene also exhibited a better performance in enhancing the thermal dynamic mechanical properties of PVDF. For instance, PVDF composites with only 5 wt% MXene exhibited a storage modulus as high as 7501 MPa, corresponding to a 64% enhancement compared with that of neat PVDF. In light of the excellent thermal properties of the PVDF/MXene composites, they can be expected to have a wide range of potential applications in thermal interfacial materials and structural components.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20494-20501
Number of pages8
JournalRSC Advances
Volume7
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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