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Aromatic molecular junctions between graphene sheets: a molecular dynamics screening for enhanced thermal conductance
Alessandro Di Pierro, Maria Mar Bernal, Diego Martinez +3
The proper design and synthesis of molecular junctions for the purpose of establishing percolative networks of conductive nanoparticles represent an opportunity to develop more eff…
Stereocomplexation of Poly(Lactic Acid)s on Graphite Nanoplatelets: from Functionalized Nanoparticles to Self-Assembled Nanostructures
Matteo Eleuteri, Mar Bernal, Marco Milanesio +2
The control of nanostructuration of graphene and graphene related materials (GRM) into self-assembled structures is strictly related to the nanoflakes chemical functionalization, w…
Thermal bridging of graphene nanosheets via covalent molecular junctions. a Non-Equilibrium Green Functions Density Functional Tight-Binding study
Diego Martinez, Alessandro di Pierro, Alessandro Pecchia +7
Despite the uniquely high thermal conductivity of graphene is well known, the exploitation of graphene into thermally conductive nanomaterials and devices is limited by the ineffic…
Edge-Grafted Molecular Junctions between Graphene Nanoplatelets: Applied Chemistry to Enhance Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials
M. Mar Bernal, Alessandro Di Pierro, Chiara Novara +4
The edge-functionalization of graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) was carried out exploiting diazonium chemistry, aiming at the synthesis of edge decorated nanoparticles to be used as bui…
Effect of processing conditions on the thermal and electrical conductivity of poly (butylene terephthalate) nanocomposites prepared via ring-opening polymerization
S. Colonna, M. M. Bernal, G. Gavoci +4
Successful preparation of polymer nanocomposites, exploiting graphene-related materials, via melt mixing technology requires precise design, optimization and control of processing.…
Effect of thermal annealing on the heat transfer properties of reduced graphite oxide flakes: a nanoscale characterization via scanning thermal microscopy
M. Tortello, S. Colonna, M. Bernal +9
This paper reports on the thermal properties of reduced graphite oxide (RGO) flakes, studied by means of scanning thermal microscopy (SThM). This technique was demonstrated to allo…