title: Highly thermoconductive polymer nanocomposite with a nanoporous alpha-alumina sheet.
abstract: A highly thermoconductive insulative polymer nanocomposite with a nanoporous alpha-alumina sheet was reported. The thermal conductivity of the nanocomposite along the surface normal was 12 W m(-1) K(-1) (41 vol % alumina), a value as high as that predicted theoretically for a nanocomposite with thermoconductive fillers that form a perfectly connected thermoconductive network. The high thermal conductivity is probably due to the continuous alpha-alumina phase that functions as an efficient phonon path in the nanocomposite. The results suggest that the structure of the filler is important for the design of highly thermoconductive materials.
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Fusao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takezawa