title: Boron nitride nanomaterials for thermal management applications.
abstract: Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNs) are analogous to their two-dimensional carbon counterparts in many materials properties, in particular, ultrahigh thermal conductivity, but also offer some unique attributes, including being electrically insulating, high thermal stability, chemical and oxidation resistance, low color, and high mechanical strength. Significant recent advances in the production of BNNs, understanding of their properties, and the development of polymeric nanocomposites with BNNs for thermally conductive yet electrically insulating materials and systems are highlighted herein. Major opportunities and challenges for further studies in this rapidly advancing field are also discussed.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA). meziani@nwmissouri.edu.|Department of Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO 64468 (USA). meziani@nwmissouri.edu.
authors: Mohammed J
authors: MJ
authors: Meziani
authors: Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083 (P.R. China). dexterquest@gmail.com.
authors: Wei-Li
authors: WL
authors: Song
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA).
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063 (P.R. China). fslu@stu.edu.cn.
authors: Fushen
authors: F
authors: Lu
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA).
authors: Zhiling
authors: Z
authors: Hou
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA).
authors: Ankoma
authors: A
authors: Anderson
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA).
authors: Halidan
authors: H
authors: Maimaiti
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (USA). syaping@clemson.edu.
authors: Ya-Ping
authors: YP
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004355:Drug Stability; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; C017282:boron nitride
keywords: boron; conducting materials; graphene; materials science; nanostructures