Fujisawa, H.; Ryu, M.; Lundgaard, S.; Linklater, D.P.; Ivanova, E.P.; Nishijima, Y.; Juodkazis, S.; Morikawa, J. Direct Measurement of Temperature Diffusivity of Nanocellulose-Doped Biodegradable Composite Films. Micromachines2020, 11, 738.
Fujisawa, H.; Ryu, M.; Lundgaard, S.; Linklater, D.P.; Ivanova, E.P.; Nishijima, Y.; Juodkazis, S.; Morikawa, J. Direct Measurement of Temperature Diffusivity of Nanocellulose-Doped Biodegradable Composite Films. Micromachines 2020, 11, 738.
Fujisawa, H.; Ryu, M.; Lundgaard, S.; Linklater, D.P.; Ivanova, E.P.; Nishijima, Y.; Juodkazis, S.; Morikawa, J. Direct Measurement of Temperature Diffusivity of Nanocellulose-Doped Biodegradable Composite Films. Micromachines2020, 11, 738.
Fujisawa, H.; Ryu, M.; Lundgaard, S.; Linklater, D.P.; Ivanova, E.P.; Nishijima, Y.; Juodkazis, S.; Morikawa, J. Direct Measurement of Temperature Diffusivity of Nanocellulose-Doped Biodegradable Composite Films. Micromachines 2020, 11, 738.
Abstract
The thermal properties of novel nanomaterials play a significant role in determining the performance of the material in technological applications. Herein, direct measurement of the temperature diffusivity of cellulose nanocomposite films was carried out by the micro-contact method. Polymer films containing up to 2%wt. of nanocellulose were synthesised by a simple chemical process. Films of a high optical transmittance T ≈ 80 % (for a 200- μ m-thick film), which were up to 44% crystalline, were characterised. Two different modalities of temperature diffusivity based on: 1) a resistance change and 2) micro-thermocouple detected modulation of a heat wave, were used for the polymer films with cross-sections of ∼ 100 μ m thickness. Twice different in-plane α ‖ and out-of-plane α ⊥ temperature diffusivities were directly determined with high fidelity: α ‖ = 2 . 12 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s and α ⊥ = 1 . 13 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s. An amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber was measured for comparison α ‖ = 1 . 15 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s. This work provides an example of a direct contact measurement of thermal properties of nanocellulose composite films. The thermal diffusivity, which is usually high in strongly interconnected networks and crystals, was investigated for the first time in this composite.
Keywords
thermal properties; temperature diffusivity; nano cellulose
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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