Effects of high-temperature thermal reduction on thermal conductivity of reduced graphene oxide polymer composites

Authors
Lee, Yun SeonKim, Nam RyeolPark, Sang KiKo, Yong-ilShin, YunjaeYang, BeomjooYang, Cheol-Min
Issue Date
2024-03
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Citation
Applied Surface Science, v.650
Abstract
The graphitic crystalline structure of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) can be improved by high-temperature thermal reduction at various heat-treatment temperatures ranging from 1000 to 2500 C-degrees. The crystallinity significantly increased with increasing heat-treatment temperature. The electrical conductivities of the rGOs heat-treated at 2000 and 2500 C-degrees (h-rGO-2000 and h-rGO-2500, respectively) were similar to those of commercial graphite. The isotropic thermal conductivity of rGO/epoxy composite with 10 wt% h-rGO-2500 (2.56 W/ mK) was 11.6 times higher than that of pristine rGO (p-rGO; 0.22 W/mK) and significantly superior to those of epoxy composites with commercial graphite (0.82 W/mK) and mesophase pitch-based carbon fibers (MPCFs; 1.29 W/mK). Moreover, owing to the synergistic effect operating in the MPCF-h-rGO hybrid filler in epoxy composites, this combination of fillers increased the thermal conductivity to a greater extent than the MPCF-prGO hybrid filler. Optimum synergistic effects on the isotropic and in-plane thermal conductivities were achieved with an MPCF:h-rGO-2000 weight ratio of 49:1 (11.90 and 17.93 W/mK, 1.48 and 1.85 times higher than 8.02 and 9.69 W/mK for MPCF-p-rGO, respectively). Finally, a machine learning method that could predict and optimize the properties of rGOs based on their heat-treatment temperatures and material compositions was developed.
Keywords
GRAPHITE OXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOPLATELETS; FILLER; RAMAN; MANAGEMENT; Reduced graphene oxide; Thermal reduction; Polymer composite; Thermal conductivity
ISSN
0169-4332
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/148597
DOI
10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.159140
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