ROMJIST Volume 21, No. 1, 2018, pp. 82-92
Titus Sandu, Mihai Gologanu, Rodica Voicu, George Boldeiu, Victor Moagar-Poladian Modeling issues regarding thermal conductivity of graphene-based nanocomposites
ABSTRACT: Modeling thermal conductivity of graphene-based nanocomposites is analyzed from an effective medium approximation point of view, where interfacial thermal resistance and arbitrary shape of the fillers are considered. Two approximations, Maxwell-Garnett and coherent potential approximation, are used to show that the usual oblate spheroidal shape approximation of graphene nanodots is not satisfactory to model thermal conductivity in graphene-based composites.KEYWORDS: Composites, graphene, graphene-based composites, thermal conductivity, thermal interface materials, Maxwell-Garnett approximation, coherent potential approxima- tionRead full text (pdf)
