Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 025(2024)

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

Wenjiang Lu1... Qixuan Deng1, Minsu Liu2, Baofu Ding3,4, Zhiyuan Xiong5,* and Ling Qiu1,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Monash Suzhou Research Institute (MSRI), Monash University, Suzhou 215000, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Faculty 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
  • 4Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China
  • 5School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510614, People’s Republic of China
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    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.

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    Wenjiang Lu, Qixuan Deng, Minsu Liu, Baofu Ding, Zhiyuan Xiong, Ling Qiu. Coaxial Wet Spinning of Boron Nitride Nanosheet-Based Composite Fibers with Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Strength[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 025

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 29, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 30, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiong Zhiyuan (xzyscut@scut.edu.cn), Qiu Ling (ling.qiu@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01236-w

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