Thermal conductivities, mechanical and thermal properties of graphite nanoplatelets/polyphenylene sulfide composites

Abstract

Functionalized pristine graphite nanoplatelets (fGNPs) by methanesulfonic acid/isopropyltrioleictitanate (MSA/NDZ-105) are used to fabricate fGNPs/polyphenylene sulfide (fGNPs/PPS) composites by mechanical ball milling followed by a compression molding method. The thermal conductive coefficient of the fGNPs/PPS composite with 40 wt% fGNPs is greatly improved to 4.414 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹, 19 times higher than that of the original PPS. For a given GNP loading, the surface functionalization of GNPs by MSA/NDZ-105 results in the fGNPs/PPS composites improving thermal conductivities by minimizing the interfacial thermal resistance. The thermal stabilities of the fGNPs/PPS composites are increased with the increasing addition of fGNPs.