Construction of thermally conductive and insulating fibers of BN nanosheet/aramid nanofiber composites with high-temperature resistance via sol-gel wet spinning

Abstract

With the intensification of global warming and the occurrence of extremely hot weather, there is an urgent need for textiles that can effectively regulate temperature. Using amino-functionalized boron nitride nanosheets (K-BNNSs) and aramid nanofibers (ANFs) as materials, the well-oriented thermally conductive insulating textile fibers with “lotus root” structure were directly prepared by sol–gel wet spinning process. The axial thermal conductivity of a single fiber can be as high as 22.4 W/(m·K), and has an excellent tensile fracture strength (176.6 MPa). Thermal infrared imaging revealed that the fibers woven into textiles had a more significant heat dissipation capacity than commercial cotton fabrics. The fiber obtained by this low-cost preparation method provides a cooling textile with excellent heat-dissipation ability and has wide application prospects in emerging textiles.