Modulating the thermal conductivity of crystalline nylon by tuning hydrogen bonds through structure poling
Shichen Deng, Dengke Ma, Guangzu Zhang, Nuo Yang
Abstract
By structure poling, the thermal conductivity of odd-numbered nylons can be increased (tripled in nylon 5 along the polarization direction), because of the increase of hydrogen bonds.
Topics & Concepts
PolingMaterials scienceHydrogen bondNylon 6Polarization (electrochemistry)Thermal conductivityConductivityThermalCrystallographyComposite materialPolymer chemistryPolymerOptoelectronicsChemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryFerroelectricityPhysical chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsDielectricThermal properties of materialsGraphene research and applicationsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites