Sulfonated polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene (SPSPB) was used as a polymer matrix to create polymeric nanocomposites using graphite (G) and graphite-polyoxometalate (G-POM) as fillers. It was found that the nanocomposites had higher thermal and electrical conductivities than SPSPB alone, and that both the thermal and the electrical conductivity increased with increasing filler concentration. At all filler contents tested, the SPSPB/G-POM had both a higher thermal conductivity and a higher electrical ...
Graphite papers can enhance mechanical properties while lowering electrical properties, however, to generate conducting membranes, the chemical and thermal characteristics of the papers require further reduction. In this study, mercaptobenzene (MB) functionalized graphite and epoxy-based hybrid membranes were prepared and analyzed. A thermal analyzer measured the thermal conductivity of the samples using the transient plane source (TPS) method. Results showed that the powder-pressed pellets made of graphite-MB-gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) had ...
