Effect of nano CdS dispersion on thermal conductivity of PS/PVC and PS/PMMA polymeric blend nanocomposites

The effect of dispersion of CdS nano-filler particles in respective PS/PVC and PS/PMMA polymer blend matrices on the effective thermal conductivity has been studied through Hot Disk Thermal Constant Analyzer based on transient plane source (TPS) technique. The thick film samples have been prepared by dispersing nano-filler particles of CdS (6 wt%) in respective PS/PVC and PS/PMMA binary blend matrices. The nanocomposite nature of prepared samples ascertained through small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. It is observed that at room temperature nano CdS dispersed polymeric blend samples offer higher effective thermal conductivity.