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Vol. 16 (2024)

Coaxial Wet Spinning of Boron Nitride Nanosheet-Based Composite Fibers with Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Strength

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01236-w
Wenjiang Lu
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Qixuan Deng
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Minsu Liu
Monash Suzhou Research Institute (MSRI), Monash University, Suzhou 215000, People’s Republic of China
Baofu Ding
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Zhiyuan Xiong
School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510614, People’s Republic of China
Ling Qiu
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Ling Qiu

ling.qiu@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 25

Abstract

Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) exhibit remarkable thermal and dielectric properties. However, their self-assembly and alignment in macroscopic forms remain challenging due to the chemical inertness of boron nitride, thereby limiting their performance in applications such as thermal management. In this study, we present a coaxial wet spinning approach for the fabrication of BNNSs/polymer composite fibers with high nanosheet orientation. The composite fibers were prepared using a superacid-based solvent system and showed a layered structure comprising an aramid core and an aramid/BNNSs sheath. Notably, the coaxial fibers exhibited significantly higher BNNSs alignment compared to uniaxial aramid/BNNSs fibers, primarily due to the additional compressive forces exerted at the core-sheath interface during the hot drawing process. With a BNNSs loading of 60 wt%, the resulting coaxial fibers showed exceptional properties, including an ultrahigh Herman orientation parameter of 0.81, thermal conductivity of 17.2 W m−1 K−1, and tensile strength of 192.5 MPa. These results surpassed those of uniaxial fibers and previously reported BNNSs composite fibers, making them highly suitable for applications such as wearable thermal management textiles. Our findings present a promising strategy for fabricating high-performance composite fibers based on BNNSs.


Highlights:
1 A core-sheath structured coaxial composite fiber with highly aligned and densely stacked boron nitride nanosheets arrangements in the sheath was successfully fabricated.
2 The coaxial fibers have an ultrahigh axial Herman orientation parameter of 0.81, thermal conductivity of 17.2 W m−1 K−1, and tensile strength of 192.5 MPa.
3 The coaxial fibers exhibit intensively potential applications in the wearable thermal management textile.

Keywords

Boron nitride nanosheets Coaxial fiber Interfacial compression Nanosheet aligning Wearable thermal management
Lu, Wenjiang, Qixuan Deng, Minsu Liu, Baofu Ding, Zhiyuan Xiong, and Ling Qiu. 2023. “Coaxial Wet Spinning of Boron Nitride Nanosheet-Based Composite Fibers With Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Strength”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (November):25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01236-w.
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