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Carbon Nanotubes as TIMs

Melissa Peacock

Properties
Mechanical

Properties Thermal Properties


Single walled nanotubes (SWNT) Multiwalled nanotubes (MWNT) Theoretical Experimental

Fabrication & Availability


Arc

discharge Laser ablation Catalytic chemical vapor deposition


Growth on substrates CNT properties Effects on purity

Fabrication & Availability

Handling & Alignment


Purification

Dispersion

Methods

Additives Ultrasonication

Thermal Interface Materials


CNT

Array TIMs

One-sided interface structure Two-sided interface structure CNT-coated foil TIMs

Thermal Interface Materials

Increased real contact in thermal interfaces: A carbon nanotube/foil material

Implementation of CNT arrays on foil

Cu-Ag interface: 30% decrease in resistance at 275 kPa Si-Ag interface: 15% decrease in resistance at 275 kPa

Cu foil: 10 m thick Density: ~108 CNTs/mm2 CNT array height: 50 m Average CNT diameter: ~20 nm

Combined thermal resistance: ~ 4 mm2K/W

Thermal interface materials

Scanning electron micrograph: 1 wt % SWNT-epoxy

Future Work
Continued

Pure

research

Previous experiments
CNTs Composites

Compile

experimental testing plan

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