Thermal Conductivity of Silver Nanowire-Polymer Composites Prepared via Layered Assembly.

ABSTRACT: Thermally conductive polymer composites are of great interest for a variety of applications. One strategy to enhance the composite thermal conductivity is to minimize the thermal resistance at numerous contacts and interfaces inside the composites. Recently, it has been shown that the thermal boundary resistance between silver nanowires (AgNWs) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is significantly lower than that between nonmetallic nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes and various polymers. To demonstrate that AgNWs could serve as effective fillers for thermally conductive composites, here we report on preparation and characterization of AgNW-PVP composite thin films. A layered assembly technique, which allows for the embedded filler network to largely align along the in-plane direction, has bee

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833763 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature