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Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics

Arshad, Adeel; Jabbal, Mark; Yan, Yuying

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Authors

Adeel Arshad

MARK JABBAL Mark.Jabbal@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

YUYING YAN YUYING.YAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Thermofluids Engineering



Abstract

Efficient, clean and quiet thermal management has become a vital challenge in for cooling of electronic devices. To enhance the capability and efficiency of passive thermal management , novel composite materials have been designed by the combination of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3) and copper oxide (CuO) dispersed in the RT-28HC used as a phase change material (PCM). The series of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) were synthesized using constant mass fraction of 1.0 wt.% of each type of nanoparticles to establish the optimum NePCM in terms of thermal properties for efficient thermal management of microelectronics. Various material characteristic techniques such as ESEM, FT-IR, XRD, TGA, DTG, DCS, IRT and thermal conductivity apparatus were used and microstructure, chemical composition, crystallinity, thermal and phase-change heat transfer characteristics were investigated extensively for each sample of NePCM. The results showed good chemical and thermal stability of all NePCMs without changing the chemical structure of RT-28HC. The surface morphology and crystal formation analysis revealed the uniform dispersion of nanoparticles onto the surface of RT-28HC. In comparison of mono and hybrid NePCMs, the results showed the hybrid NePCM at GNPs/MWCTs mass percentage ratio of 75%/25% had the highest thermal conductivity enhancement of 96% compared to the pure PCM having optimum value of phase-change enthalpy of 245.18 J/g. Finally, enhancement in phase transition while melting and thermal properties evidenced that hybrid NePCMs can be used as potential candidate for the thermal management of microelectronics.

Citation

Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2020). Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics. Energy Conversion and Management, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112444

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 26, 2019
Online Publication Date Jan 28, 2020
Publication Date Feb 1, 2020
Deposit Date Jan 22, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Energy Conversion and Management
Print ISSN 0196-8904
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 205
Article Number 112444
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112444
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3782391
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890419314529
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics; Journal Title: Energy Conversion and Management; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112444; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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