An Improved Thermal Conductivity Measurement Scheme for Macroscopic Graphitic Films Using the Laser Flash Method

Achieving efficient thermal management urges to exploit high-thermal-conductivity materials to satisfy the boosted demand of heat dissipation.It is critical to adopt standardized characterization protocols to evaluate the intrinsic thermal conductivity of thermal management materials.However,for the most representative laser flash method,the lack of standard measurement methodology and systematic description on the thermal diffusivity and influencing factors has led to significant deviations and confusion of the thermal conduction performance in the emerging thermal management application.Here,the measurement error factors of thermal diffusivity by the common laser flash analyzer(LFA) are discussed.Taking high-thermal-conductivity graphitic film(GF) as a typical case,the key factors are analyzed to guide the measurement protocol of related carbon-based thermal management materials.The basic principle of the LFA measurement,actual pre-processing conditions,instrument parameters setting,and data analysis are elaborated for accurate measurements.Furthermore,the graphene thick films and common isotropic materials are also extended to meet various thermal measurement requirements.Based on the existing practical problems,we propose a feasible test flow to achieve a unified and standardized thermal conductivity measurement,which is beneficial to the rapid development of carbon-based thermal management materials.