Superior effect of edge relative to basal plane functionalization of graphene in enhancing polymer-graphene nanocomposite thermal conductivity – A combined molecular dynamics and Green’s functions study

@article{Muthaiah2022SuperiorEO,
  title={Superior effect of edge relative to basal plane functionalization of graphene in enhancing polymer-graphene nanocomposite thermal conductivity – A combined molecular dynamics and Green’s functions study},
  author={Rajmohan Muthaiah and Fatema Tarannum and Swapneel S. Danayat and Roshan Sameer Annam and Avinash Singh Nayal and N. Yedukondalu and Jivtesh Garg},
  journal={Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics},
  year={2022}
}
To achieve high thermal conductivity (k) of polymer graphene nanocomposites, it is critically important to achieve efficient thermal coupling between graphene and its surrounding polymers through effective functionalization schemes. In... 
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