Abstract
The chemically inert surface and strong ionic bonds make exfoliation and functionalization of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) difficult. This inevitably increases the interface thermal resistance and hinders phonon transfer. Herein, polydopamine (PDA)-coated exfoliated h-BN, denoted as exfoliated h-BN@PDA, was prepared by a one-step ball milling route. During the ball milling process, dopamine self-polymerized into PDA on the surface of the exfoliated h-BN@PDA in an alkaline aqueous solution. The coated PDA contents were estimated to be about 3 wt %. Meanwhile, exfoliation of h-BN occurred due to the hydrolysis of h-BN in water and the shear force introduced by ball milling. The results reveal that the exfoliated h-BN generally composed of <20 layers. The resulting exfoliated h-BN@PDA was further added to cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and improved thermal conductivity up to 40 W m–1 K–1 with 94 wt % h-BN. By controlling the feed ratio, exfoliated h-BN@PDA/CNC composites with different h-BN contents were fabr...
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