Advances in liquid crystal epoxy: molecular structures, thermal conductivity, and promising applications in thermal management

W Zhou, Y Wang, F Kong, W Peng… - Energy & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional heat conductive epoxy composites often fall short in meeting the escalating heat
dissipation demands of large‐power, high‐frequency, and high‐voltage insulating …

Engineering polymers with metal-like thermal conductivity—present status and future perspectives

Y Guo, Y Zhou, Y Xu - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Common polymers are thermal insulators. Turning polymer insulators into heat conductors is
of fundamental interest and technological importance. Thermally conductive polymers may …

High thermal conductivity of bulk epoxy resin by bottom-up parallel-linking and strain: A molecular dynamics study

S Li, X Yu, H Bao, N Yang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018 - ACS Publications
The ultralow thermal conductivity (∼ 0.3 W m–1 K–1) of amorphous epoxy resins
significantly limits their applications in electronics. Conventional top-down methods, eg …

Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental studies on the thermomechanical properties of epoxy resin with different anhydride curing agents

K Fu, Q Xie, F Lü, Q Duan, X Wang, Q Zhu, Z Huang - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
An investigation of the relationship between the microstructure parameters and
thermomechanical properties of epoxy resin can provide a scientific basis for the …

Odd–even effect on the thermal conductivity of liquid crystalline epoxy resins

G Lv, C Shen, N Shan, E Jensen, X Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Rapid developments in high-performance computing and high-power electronics are driving
needs for highly thermal conductive polymers and their composites for encapsulants and …

Highly oriented liquid crystalline epoxy film: robust high thermal-conductive ability

S Tanaka, F Hojo, Y Takezawa, K Kanie… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The molecular orientation effect of a liquid crystalline (LC) epoxy resin (LCER) on thermal
conductivity was investigated, with the thermal conductivity depending on the surface free …

Molecular Dynamics Study on the Thermal Aspects of the Effect of Water Molecules at the Adhesive Interface on an Adhesive Structure

S Nakamura, Y Tsuji, K Yoshizawa - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The presence of adsorbed water on hydrophilic solid surfaces should be taken into account,
especially in humid environments. It significantly reduces the adhesive strength between the …

Liquid crystalline epoxies with lateral substituents showing a low dielectric constant and high thermal conductivity

H Guo, M Lu, L Liang, K Wu, D Ma, W Xue - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2017 - Springer
In this work, liquid crystalline epoxies with lateral substituents were synthesized and cured
with aromatic amines or anhydride. The liquid crystalline phase structure of liquid crystalline …

Design of peptides with strong binding affinity to poly (methyl methacrylate) resin by use of molecular simulation-based materials informatics

T Iwasaki, M Maruyama, T Niwa, T Sawada… - Polymer Journal, 2021 - nature.com
Peptides with strong binding affinities for poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) resin were
designed by use of materials informatics technology based on molecular dynamics …

Formation of liquid crystalline order and its effect on thermal conductivity of AlN/liquid crystalline epoxy composite

S Tanaka, F Hojo, Y Takezawa, K Kanie… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The liquid crystalline (LC) order was introduced on aluminum nitride particles by the surface
effect to increase the thermal conductivities of aluminum nitride/LC epoxy composites. X-ray …