Gamma Alumina@Boron Nitride Fiber‐Reinforced Functional Composites With Thermal Conductive Networks Exhibiting High Thermal Conductivity and Electrical Insulation
Kailun Yang, Yu Feng, Xuesong Chen, Linao Li, Hengyou Zhang, Mingxuan Teng, Dayuan Xiu, Zhonghua ZhangFunctional composites with high thermal conductivity and insulating properties have emerged as a current research hotspot. This study fabricated a novel core–shell structured fiber filler (hexagonal boron nitride@gamma alumina (BN@AO)) using electrospinning technology and produced BN@AO/epoxy resin (EP) composites through hot pressing method. BN@AO filler can form thermal conductive (TC) network in the composites. Microscopically, h‐BN forms a continuous TC path in the BN@AO fibers, and macroscopically, the BN@AO fibers with high aspect ratios can form TC paths directly in the EP matrix. The results show that the optimal in‐plane and out‐of‐plane thermal conductivity ( λ ) of BN@AO/EP are 8.776 and 0.911 W·m −1 ·K −1 at 30 wt% filler loading, which are 3571.96% and 408.93% higher than EP, respectively. Furthermore, the BN@AO/EP composites retain excellent electrical insulation properties, with an AC breakdown field strength exceeding 50 kV·mm −1 . This research presents a fabrication method for high thermal conductivity insulating fillers, applicable to heat dissipation solutions in modern electric and electronic devices.