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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Thermal Conductivity and Cure Kinetics of Epoxy-Boron Nitride Composites-A Review.

John M Hutchinson, Sasan Moradi

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

John M HutchinsonDepartament de Màquines i Motors Tèrmics, ESEIAAT, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Carrer Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0743-1260
Sasan MoradiDepartament de Màquines i Motors Tèrmics, ESEIAAT, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Carrer Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain.

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología MAT2017-82849-C2-2-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epoxy resin composites filled with thermally conductive but electrically insulating particles play an important role in the thermal management of modern electronic devices. Although many types of particles are used for this purpose, including oxides, carbides and nitrides, one of the most widely used fillers is boron nitride (BN). In this review we concentrate specifically on epoxy-BN composites for high thermal conductivity applications. First, the cure kinetics of epoxy composites in general, and of epoxy-BN composites in particular, are discussed separately in terms of the effects of the filler particles on cure parameters and the cured composite. Then, several fundamental aspects of epoxy-BN composites are discussed in terms of their effect on thermal conductivity. These aspects include the following: the filler content; the type of epoxy system used for the matrix; the morphology of the filler particles (platelets, agglomerates) and their size and concentration; the use of surface treatments of the filler particles or of coupling agents; and the composite preparation procedures, for example whether or not solvents are used for dispersion of the filler in the matrix. The dependence of thermal conductivity on filler content, obtained from over one hundred reports in the literature, is examined in detail, and an attempt is made to categorise the effects of the variables and to compare the results obtained by different procedures.

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boron nitridecure kineticsepoxythermal conductivity

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PMID32824496
PMCPMC7476057

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