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Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Graphene Composite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2013

Jiuning Hu ,
Wonjun Park ,
Xiulin Ruan  and
Yong P. Chen
Jiuning Hu
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
Wonjun Park
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
Xiulin Ruan
Affiliation:
Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
Yong P. Chen
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Graphene composites (GCs) have attracted much attention recently. It is interesting to explore thermal properties of GCs in which graphene filler concentrations are tunable. Here, we use 3ω method to measure the thermal conductivity of GCs synthesized from reduced graphene oxide (RGO) dispersed in polystyrene. To avoid the detrimental effect of lithography processes to GCs, we have developed a novel method employing polyvinyl alcohol and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a holder film to transfer micrometer-sized metal heaters/sensors onto GC surface. Room temperature measurements of the thermal conductivity of GCs are performed. The thermal conductivity is enhanced by ∼ 35 % when adding 5 vol.% of RGO filler concentration. Our measurements will be helpful to probe and understand the thermal transport properties of graphene based composites.

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compositethermal conductivitymicrostructure
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1456: Symposium JJ – Nanoscale Thermoelectrics 2012--Materials and Transport Phenomena , 2012 , mrss12-1456-jj05-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013

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