Thermal conductivity of 3D-printed block-copolymer-inspired structures

Taleb, Omar; Jutkofsky, Matthew; Measel, Ryan; Blatt, Michael Patrick; Hmeidat, Nadim S.; Barnett, Philip R.; Koerner, Hilmar; Hallinan, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126186

Title: Thermal conductivity of 3D-printed block-copolymer-inspired structures

Journal Article · 19 September 2024 · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126186 · OSTI ID:2447307

^[1]; Jutkofsky, Matthew ^[1];

^[1]; Blatt, Michael Patrick ^[1];

^[2]; Barnett, Philip R. ^[3]; Koerner, Hilmar ^[4];

^[1]

Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL (United States); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH (United States)

This study primarily focuses on examining the impact that geometric structure has on thermal conductivity of multi-phase constructs in different 3D-printed poly(lactic acid), PLA, samples. The investigated structures are inspired by morphologies formed by diblock copolymers: lamellae, hexagonally packed cylinders, and gyroid. This research also investigates how volume percentage and material combination influence the thermal conductivity of these structures. Further, the samples can be tailored to simulate various thermal management structures observed in practical applications, such as thermal interface materials in electronic devices. Thermal conductivity ratio is controlled using air, the least conductive material at 0.026 W/(m K), PLA at 0.136 W/(m K), and thermal paste at 5.11 W/(m K). Different models were tested against thermal conductivity measurements in order to capture the effect of material type (PLA-Air versus PLA-Thermal Paste), volume percentage, structure, and orientation. Simple, effective medium models were good predictions of thermal conductivity in lamellar structures, but it was necessary to develop models for conduction through cylindrical and gyroid structures. Finally, all results were normalized to find a universal model that is independent of structure and material. This approach provides a simple method to predict how to reduce or enhance transport properties and heat management capabilities of 3D printed objects.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2447307

Journal Information:: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal Name: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 235; ISSN 0017-9310

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (47)

Tridirectional Protonic Conductivity in Soft Materials Mäki-Ontto, R.; de Moel, K.; Polushkin, E. Advanced Materials, Vol. 14, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4095(20020304)14:5<357::AID-ADMA357>3.0.CO;2-Q	journal	March 2002
Developing Polymer Composite Materials: Carbon Nanotubes or Graphene? Sun, Xuemei; Sun, Hao; Li, Houpu Advanced Materials, Vol. 25, Issue 37 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201301926	journal	July 2013
3D-Printed, All-in-One Evaporator for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation under 1 Sun Illumination Li, Yiju; Gao, Tingting; Yang, Zhi Advanced Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 26 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201700981	journal	May 2017
A Review of Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: Mechanisms, Materials, and Applications Xia, Yuliang; He, Yang; Zhang, Fenghua Advanced Materials, Vol. 33, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202000713	journal	September 2020
High Thermal Conductivity in Boron Arsenide: From Prediction to Reality Tian, Fei; Ren, Zhifeng Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 131, Issue 18 https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201812112	journal	April 2019
Bean‐Pod‐Inspired 3D‐Printed Phase Change Microlattices for Solar‐Thermal Energy Harvesting and Storage Yang, Zhengpeng; Jia, Shengmin; Niu, Yutao Small, Vol. 17, Issue 30 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202101093	journal	June 2021
Macro lattice from segregated amorphous phases of a three block copolymer Keller, A.; Pedemonte, E.; Willmouth, F. M. Kolloid-Zeitschrift & Zeitschrift für Polymere, Vol. 238, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02085559	journal	May 1970
Review of metal matrix composites with high thermal conductivity for thermal management applications Qu, Xuan-hui; Zhang, Lin; Wu, Mao Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, Vol. 21, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0071(12)60029-X	journal	June 2011
Thermal transport in polymeric materials and across composite interfaces Mehra, Nitin; Mu, Liwen; Ji, Tuo Applied Materials Today, Vol. 12 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2018.04.004	journal	September 2018
Investigation of thermal management materials for automotive electronic control units Mallik, Sabuj; Ekere, Ndy; Best, Chris Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 2-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.09.023	journal	February 2011
Improving the thermal conductivity and shape-stabilization of phase change materials using nanographite additives Shi, Jia-Nan; Ger, Ming-Der; Liu, Yih-Ming Carbon, Vol. 51 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.08.068	journal	January 2013
Experimental study on the thermal response of PCM-based heat sink using structured porous material fabricated by 3D printing Hu, Xusheng; Gong, Xiaolu Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 24 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.100844	journal	April 2021
Preparation of thermally conductive composite phase change materials and its application in lithium-ion batteries thermal management Chen, Mingyi; Zhang, Siyu; Zhao, Luyao Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 52 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104857	journal	August 2022
Carbon fiber composites with 2D microvascular networks for battery cooling Pety, Stephen J.; Tan, Marcus Hwai Yik; Najafi, Ahmad R. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 115 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.07.047	journal	December 2017
Assessing effective medium theories for conduction through lamellar composites Taleb, Omar; Barzycki, Daniel C.; Polanco, Carlos Germosen International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 188 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.122631	journal	June 2022
Heat dissipation in 3D printed cellular aluminum nitride structures Belmonte, Manuel; Lopez-Navarrete, Gonzalo; Osendi, M. Isabel Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 41, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.005	journal	April 2021
3D printing fabrication of porous bismuth antimony telluride and study of the thermoelectric properties Shi, Jianxu; Chen, Hualing; Jia, Shuhai Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 37 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.11.001	journal	January 2019
4D printing of shape memory polylactic acid (PLA) Mehrpouya, Mehrshad; Vahabi, Henri; Janbaz, Shahram Polymer, Vol. 230 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124080	journal	September 2021
Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites: A review Han, Zhidong; Fina, Alberto Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 36, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2010.11.004	journal	July 2011
Anisotropic Ion Diffusion and Electrochemically Driven Transport in Nanostructured Block Copolymer Electrolytes Timachova, Ksenia; Villaluenga, Irune; Cirrincione, Lisa The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 122, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11371	journal	January 2018
Isolating the Effect of Molecular Weight on Ion Transport of Non-Ionic Diblock Copolymer/Ionic Liquid Mixtures Sharick, Sharon; Koski, Jason; Riggleman, Robert A. Macromolecules, Vol. 49, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02445	journal	March 2016
Electrostatically Tuned Microdomain Morphology and Phase-Dependent Ion Transport Anisotropy in Single-Ion Conducting Block Copolyelectrolytes Zhai, Chenxi; Zhou, Huanhuan; Gao, Teng Macromolecules, Vol. 51, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00451	journal	June 2018
Processing Pathways Decide Polymer Properties at the Molecular Level Chandran, Sivasurender; Baschnagel, Jörg; Cangialosi, Daniele Macromolecules, Vol. 52, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01195	journal	August 2019
Systematic Generation, Analysis, and Characterization of 3D Micro-architected Metamaterials Trifale, Ninad T.; Nauman, Eric A.; Yazawa, Kazuaki ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 8, Issue 51 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10502	journal	December 2016
Diffusion in Lamellae, Cylinders, and Double Gyroid Block Copolymer Nanostructures Shen, Kuan-Hsuan; Brown, Jonathan R.; Hall, Lisa M. ACS Macro Letters, Vol. 7, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00506	journal	August 2018
Highly Thermally Conductive Yet Electrically Insulating Polymer/Boron Nitride Nanosheets Nanocomposite Films for Improved Thermal Management Capability Chen, Jin; Huang, Xingyi; Sun, Bin ACS Nano, Vol. 13, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b06290	journal	December 2018
Anisotropic Ionic Conductivity in Block Copolymer Membranes by Magnetic Field Alignment Majewski, Pawel W.; Gopinadhan, Manesh; Jang, Woo-Sik Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 132, Issue 49 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja107309p	journal	December 2010
Evolution of Microstructure during Shear Alignment in a Polystyrene-Polyisoprene Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Gupta, V. K.; Krishnamoorti, R.; Kornfield, J. A. Macromolecules, Vol. 28, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00117a015	journal	June 1995
Stability of the Gyroid Phase in Diblock Copolymers at Strong Segregation Cochran, Eric W.; Garcia-Cervera, Carlos J.; Fredrickson, Glenn H. Macromolecules, Vol. 39, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0527707	journal	April 2006
Ionic Conductivities of Block Copolymer Electrolytes with Various Conducting Pathways: Sample Preparation and Processing Considerations Young, Wen-Shiue; Epps, Thomas H. Macromolecules, Vol. 45, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma300362f	journal	May 2012
Ordered Network Mesostructures in Block Polymer Materials Meuler, Adam J.; Hillmyer, Marc A.; Bates, Frank S. Macromolecules, Vol. 42, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma9009593	journal	October 2009
Anisotropic Proton Conduction in Aligned Block Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes at Equilibrium with Humid Air Park, Moon Jeong; Balsara, Nitash P. Macromolecules, Vol. 43, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma901980b	journal	January 2010
Dynamics of Shear Alignment in a Lamellar Diblock Copolymer: Interplay of Frequency, Strain Amplitude, and Temperature Gupta, V. K.; Krishnamoorti, R.; Chen, Z-R. Macromolecules, Vol. 29, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma950925c	journal	January 1996
Unifying Weak- and Strong-Segregation Block Copolymer Theories Matsen, M. W.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules, Vol. 29, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma951138i	journal	January 1996
Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity Equations for Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, and Air Lemmon, E. W.; Jacobsen, R. T. International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 25, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJOT.0000022327.04529.f3	journal	January 2004
Interconnected ionic domains enhance conductivity in microphase separated block copolymer electrolytes Arges, Christopher G.; Kambe, Yu; Dolejsi, Moshe Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA10838E	journal	January 2017
Influence of variations in liquid-crystalline content upon the self-assembly behavior of siloxane-based block copolymers Verploegen, Eric; Zhang, Tejia; Murlo, Nicholas Soft Matter, Vol. 4, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1039/b800212f	journal	January 2008
Self-assembly of block copolymers Mai, Yiyong; Eisenberg, Adi Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 41, Issue 18 https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cs35115c	journal	January 2012
Polymer composites for thermal management: a review Vadivelu, M. A.; Kumar, C. Ramesh; Joshi, Girish M. Composite Interfaces, Vol. 23, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2016.1176853	journal	April 2016
Present and future thermal interface materials for electronic devices Razeeb, Kafil M.; Dalton, Eric; Cross, Graham Lawerence William International Materials Reviews, Vol. 63, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2017.1296605	journal	March 2017
Thermal Conductivity of Self-Assembling Symmetric Block Copolymer Thin Films of Polystyrene-Block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) George, Matthew C.; Rodriguez, Mark A.; Kent, Michael S. Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 138, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031701	journal	October 2015
Advances in Thermal Conductivity Toberer, Eric S.; Baranowski, Lauryn L.; Dames, Chris Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 42, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070511-155040	journal	August 2012
Ion Conduction in Microphase-Separated Block Copolymer Electrolytes Kambe, Yu; Arges, Christopher G.; Patel, Shrayesh The Electrochemical Society Interface, Vol. 26, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1149/2.F07171if	journal	January 2017
Polymer and composite electrolytes Hallinan, Daniel T.; Villaluenga, Irune; Balsara, Nitash P. MRS Bulletin, Vol. 43, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2018.212	journal	October 2018
Hygrothermal and Microstructural Investigation of PLA and PLA-Flax Printed Structures Belarbi, Yassine Elias; Benmahiddine, Ferhat; Hamami, Ameur El Amine Fibers, Vol. 10, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10030024	journal	March 2022
The Thermal Conductivity of 3D Printed Plastic Insulation Materials—The Effect of Optimizing the Regular Structure of Closures Grabowska, Beata; Kasperski, Jacek Materials, Vol. 13, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13194400	journal	October 2020
The Effects of Magnetic Field Alignment on Lithium Ion Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with Lamellar Morphology Majewski, Pawel W.; Gopinadhan, Manesh; Osuji, Chinedum O. Polymers, Vol. 11, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11050887	journal	May 2019

Similar Records

Development of Antimicrobial PLA Composites for Fused Filament Fabrication

Journal Article · 2021 · Polymers · OSTI ID:1766341

Brounstein, Zachary; Yeager, Chris M.; Labouriau, Andrea

Poly(lactic acid)-Based Ink for Biodegradable Printed Electronics With Conductivity Enhanced through Solvent Aging

Journal Article · 2020 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces · OSTI ID:1630268

Atreya, Madhur; Dikshit, Karan; Marinick, Gabrielle; +3 more

Study of the thermal properties of filaments for 3D printing

Journal Article · 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings · OSTI ID:22608489

Trhlíková, Lucie; Zmeskal, Oldrich; Florian, Pavel; +1 more

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
3D Printing
Heat conduction
Morphology
Thermal conductivity ratio
Tortuosity

Title: Thermal conductivity of 3D-printed block-copolymer-inspired structures

Citation Formats

References (47)

Similar Records

Related Subjects