Advances in developing thermally conductive polymers.

Polymers, with various advantages including lightweight, low cost, flexibility and ease of processing, are popular choices for thermal management in flexible electronics, photovoltaics, fuel cells, etc. In this perspective, we review the recent progress of developing uniaxial thermally conductive polymers and three-dimensional polymers with high thermal conductivity, discuss new opportunities in applying machine learning methods to search for thermally conductive polymers, and finally point out current key challenges and future directions in simulations and experimental measurements. The useful insights in this perspective can guide the rational design of thermally conductive polymers for advanced thermal management. This paper delineates the advantages and recent progress of pristine polymers with high thermal conductivity and provides significant insights on future directions in the simulations and experimental measurements of thermally conductive pristine polymers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]