Thermal conductivity improvement of silicone elastomer with carbon nanotube loading
- 7 May 2004
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 84 (21) , 4248-4250
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1756680
Abstract
Unpurified carbon nanotubes were introduced to silicone elastomer to investigate their effect on the thermal conductivity. Microstructure studies by a scanning electron microscope showed that the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be well dispersed in the matrix by the grinding method. No notable agglomerates or phase separation between the carbon and silicone matrix were observed, and the CNTs were individually in random orientation. The thermal conductivities of the composites were measured with the ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials) D5470 method. The thermal conductivities κ were found to increase with the carbon amount. There was a 65% enhancement in κ with 3.8 wt % CNT loading. The enhancement by equal loading of carbon black was found to be a little lower than that by the CNT loading. The composites loaded with CNTs displayed an abrupt increase in the electrical conductivity.Keywords
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