Recent progress on thermal conductive and electrical insulating polymer composites

Abstract Thermal conductive and electrical insulating polymer composites have gained more and more attention due to their vital importance for various applications, especially electronic packing, thermal management, etc. Herein, recent progress in this field are reviewed to provide guidelines for researchers. Filler variety, filler network morphology, filler size, the use of hybrid filler, the nano-structure of filler, the selective distribution of filler and thermal conductivity of polymer matrix are considered as important issues influencing the final thermal and electrical properties. This paper represents a short review to systematically understand the enhancement in thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity. Then, future perspectives for thermal conductive and electrical insulating polymer composites are briefly discussed.