Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures

With rapid industrial development, effective thermal management has become essential for modern insulating materials. However, conventional aramid paper-based materials face substantial challenges in meeting these evolving demands due to their low thermal conductivity. This study demonstrates a nove...

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Main Authors: Qianshun Zhang, Wenzhuo Wu, Wenqi Zheng, Qi Huang, Zhanyu Zhou, Junpeng Wang, Xuerui Xiao, Hua Wang, Siwei Xiong, Luoxin Wang, Shiwen Yang
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-07-01
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author Qianshun Zhang
Wenzhuo Wu
Wenqi Zheng
Qi Huang
Zhanyu Zhou
Junpeng Wang
Xuerui Xiao
Hua Wang
Siwei Xiong
Luoxin Wang
Shiwen Yang
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Qi Huang
Zhanyu Zhou
Junpeng Wang
Xuerui Xiao
Hua Wang
Siwei Xiong
Luoxin Wang
Shiwen Yang
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description With rapid industrial development, effective thermal management has become essential for modern insulating materials. However, conventional aramid paper-based materials face substantial challenges in meeting these evolving demands due to their low thermal conductivity. This study demonstrates a novel fabrication method combining natural sedimentation filtration and thermal lamination to integrate hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into aramid/polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composite paper, resulting in high thermal conductivity insulating aramid composite paper with a gradient structure and sandwich structure. At 60 wt% h-BN loading, the composite exhibits remarkable through-plane thermal conductivity (0.461 W/mK) and breakdown strength (40.96 kV/mm). These values show 255 % and 31.8 % improvements, respectively, over the h-BN-free control sample prepared under identical conditions. The thermal conductivity network formed by h-BN significantly enhances the TC of the composite. The exterior PPS film layer of the sandwich structure substantially augments the composite paper's resilience against thermal stress, chemical corrosion, and electromagnetic radiation. This enhanced durability renders the material highly promising for applications in various domains, including but not limited to electronics and electrical engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-b5d7414ea23a4d34a1e736670768c7732025-08-20T03:27:52ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research2542-50482025-07-018344345310.1016/j.aiepr.2025.05.005Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structuresQianshun Zhang0Wenzhuo Wu1Wenqi Zheng2Qi Huang3Zhanyu Zhou4Junpeng Wang5Xuerui Xiao6Hua Wang7Siwei Xiong8Luoxin Wang9Shiwen Yang10College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaAerospace Science and Industry Corporation of Wuhan Magnetoelectricity Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430070, ChinaAerospace Science and Industry Corporation of Wuhan Magnetoelectricity Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430070, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, China; Corresponding author.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, China; Corresponding author.With rapid industrial development, effective thermal management has become essential for modern insulating materials. However, conventional aramid paper-based materials face substantial challenges in meeting these evolving demands due to their low thermal conductivity. This study demonstrates a novel fabrication method combining natural sedimentation filtration and thermal lamination to integrate hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into aramid/polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composite paper, resulting in high thermal conductivity insulating aramid composite paper with a gradient structure and sandwich structure. At 60 wt% h-BN loading, the composite exhibits remarkable through-plane thermal conductivity (0.461 W/mK) and breakdown strength (40.96 kV/mm). These values show 255 % and 31.8 % improvements, respectively, over the h-BN-free control sample prepared under identical conditions. The thermal conductivity network formed by h-BN significantly enhances the TC of the composite. The exterior PPS film layer of the sandwich structure substantially augments the composite paper's resilience against thermal stress, chemical corrosion, and electromagnetic radiation. This enhanced durability renders the material highly promising for applications in various domains, including but not limited to electronics and electrical engineering.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254250482500020XAramid paper-based materialsPolyphenylene sulfideThermal conductivityInsulating propertiesGradient and sandwich structure
spellingShingle Qianshun Zhang
Wenzhuo Wu
Wenqi Zheng
Qi Huang
Zhanyu Zhou
Junpeng Wang
Xuerui Xiao
Hua Wang
Siwei Xiong
Luoxin Wang
Shiwen Yang
Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Aramid paper-based materials
Polyphenylene sulfide
Thermal conductivity
Insulating properties
Gradient and sandwich structure
title Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
title_full Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
title_fullStr Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
title_full_unstemmed Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
title_short Highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid/polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
title_sort highly thermally conductive and insulating aramid polyphenylene sulfide composite paper with gradient and sandwich structures
topic Aramid paper-based materials
Polyphenylene sulfide
Thermal conductivity
Insulating properties
Gradient and sandwich structure
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254250482500020X
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