High Through-Thickness Thermal Conductivity in an Edge-On Two-Dimensional Polyamide Thin Film

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Contributors

  • Xiuqiang Li - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Chair of Molecular Functional Materials (cfaed), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Author)
  • Guangxin Lv - , Nanjing University (Author)
  • Yinglong Hu - , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (Author)
  • Yu Hsuan Tsao - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Author)
  • Renjiu Hu - , Cornell University (Author)
  • Zhiting Tian - , Cornell University (Author)
  • Kejun Liu - , Soochow University (Author)
  • Hao Ma - , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (Author)

Abstract

High thermal conductivity is essential for polymer applications such as electronic chip encapsulation, where efficient heat dissipation ensures system functionality and reliability. Here, we introduce a novel strategy to enhance through-plane thermal conductivity in 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs). A highly crystalline edge-on 2D polyamide (v2DPA) film achieves a thermal conductivity of 1.16 ± 0.05 W/(mK) at 310 K, surpassing the previous record (1.03 W/(mK) in COF-5 [Evans et al. Nat. Mater. 2021, 20, 1142 ]) and aligning with molecular dynamics predictions (1.11 ± 0.07 W/(mK)). This value is nearly three times higher than that of bulk PA (0.34 ± 0.03 W/(mK)). Phonon dispersion calculations attribute this enhancement to strong covalent bonding, increasing phonon lifetimes, and group velocities. Our findings highlight the effectiveness of orienting 2D polymer and layer-stacked 2D COF films in an edge-on configuration to improve through-thickness thermal conductivity, offering a promising pathway for their integration into electronic thermal management applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8948-8953
Number of pages6
JournalNano letters
Volume25
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 40387428

Keywords

Keywords

  • covalent organic frameworks, edge-on configuration, thermal management, through-thickness thermal conductivity, time-domain thermoreflectance