To improve the thermal conductivity of polymeric composites, the numerous interfacial thermal resistance （ITR） inside is usually considered as a bottle neck, but the direct measurement of the ITR is hardly reported....To improve the thermal conductivity of polymeric composites, the numerous interfacial thermal resistance （ITR） inside is usually considered as a bottle neck, but the direct measurement of the ITR is hardly reported. In this paper, a sandwich structure which consists of transducer/high density polyethylene （HDPE）/sapphire is prepared to study the interface characteristics. Then, the ITRs between HDPE and sapphire of two samples with different HDPE thickness values are measured by time-domain thermoreflectance （TDTR） method and the results are -- 2 × 10-7 m2.K.W-1. Furthermore, a model is used to evaluate the importance of ITR for the thermal conductivity of composites. The model＇s analysis indicates that reducing the ITR is an effective way of improving the thermal conductivity of composites. These results will provide valuable guidance for the design and manufacture of polymer-based thermally conductive materials.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51373184 and 51206167)the National Plan for Science&Technology Support,China(Grant No.2014BAC03B05)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2014CB931803 and 2012CB933801)
文摘To improve the thermal conductivity of polymeric composites, the numerous interfacial thermal resistance （ITR） inside is usually considered as a bottle neck, but the direct measurement of the ITR is hardly reported. In this paper, a sandwich structure which consists of transducer/high density polyethylene （HDPE）/sapphire is prepared to study the interface characteristics. Then, the ITRs between HDPE and sapphire of two samples with different HDPE thickness values are measured by time-domain thermoreflectance （TDTR） method and the results are -- 2 × 10-7 m2.K.W-1. Furthermore, a model is used to evaluate the importance of ITR for the thermal conductivity of composites. The model＇s analysis indicates that reducing the ITR is an effective way of improving the thermal conductivity of composites. These results will provide valuable guidance for the design and manufacture of polymer-based thermally conductive materials.
