Three-Dimensional Heterostructured Reduced Graphene Oxide-Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Stacking Material for Silicone Thermal Grease with Enhanced Thermally Conductive Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of RGO-hBN
2.3. Preparation of RGO-hBN/STG
2.4. Characterisation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Structure of RGO-hBN
3.2. Rheological Behaviour of RGO-hBN/STG
3.3. Thermally Conductive Properties of RGO-hBN/STG
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Liang, W.; Ge, X.; Ge, J.; Li, T.; Zhao, T.; Chen, X.; Zhang, M.; Ji, J.; Pang, X.; Liu, R. Three-Dimensional Heterostructured Reduced Graphene Oxide-Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Stacking Material for Silicone Thermal Grease with Enhanced Thermally Conductive Properties. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070938
Liang W, Ge X, Ge J, Li T, Zhao T, Chen X, Zhang M, Ji J, Pang X, Liu R. Three-Dimensional Heterostructured Reduced Graphene Oxide-Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Stacking Material for Silicone Thermal Grease with Enhanced Thermally Conductive Properties. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(7):938. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070938
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Weijie, Xin Ge, Jianfang Ge, Tiehu Li, Tingkai Zhao, Xunjun Chen, Mingchang Zhang, Jianye Ji, Xiaoyan Pang, and Ruoling Liu. 2019. "Three-Dimensional Heterostructured Reduced Graphene Oxide-Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Stacking Material for Silicone Thermal Grease with Enhanced Thermally Conductive Properties" Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070938