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ArticleMethodsX2023

Superior enhancement in thermal conductivity of epoxy/graphene nanocomposites through use of dimethylformamide (DMF) relative to acetone as solvent.

Swapneel Danayat, Avinash Singh Nayal, Fatema Tarannum, Roshan Annam, Rajmohan Muthaiah, Madhan K Arulanandam, Jivtesh Garg

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Article in MethodsX, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Swapneel DanayatSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
Avinash Singh NayalSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
Fatema TarannumSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
Roshan AnnamSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
Rajmohan MuthaiahSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
Madhan K ArulanandamSchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.
Jivtesh GargSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
University of Oklahoma · USArizona State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This method article describes the fabrication of graphene-epoxy nanocomposites using two different solvents, dimethylformamide (DMF) and acetone, and validates the resulting thermal conductivity improvements. The study compared the two solvents at a filler composition of 7 wt% and found that DMF resulted in more uniform dispersion of graphene nanoparticles in the epoxy matrix, leading to a 44% improvement in thermal conductivity compared to acetone. Laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) imaging showed that DMF-based composites had more evenly dispersed graphene nanoplatelets than acetone-based composites, which exhibited larger graphene agglomerations. Effective medium theory calculations showed that DMF led to almost 35% lower interface thermal resistance between graphene and epoxy compared to acetone. The validated fabrication method and findings provide new possibilities for developing high thermal conductivity graphene-epoxy nanocomposites for various thermal management applications.•This article describes methods for fabricating graphene-epoxy composites using acetone and DMF as solvents, and validates that DMF is better for achieving higher thermal conductivity in the composite.

Indexed as

AcetoneAgglomerationCompositeDMFDMF assisted dispersion method for improved thermal conductivity of graphene-epoxy nanocompositesGraphenePolymerSolventsThermal conductivity

Identifiers

PMID37637292
PMCPMC10448156
OpenAlexW4385566873

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