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Dense Vertically Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Arrays as Thermal Interface Materials

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In this article, a phase sensitive transient thermo-reflectance technique was used to measure the thermal conductance of the two interfaces on each side of a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array as well as the CNT array itself.
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Carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays are being considered as thermal interface materials (TIMs). Using a phase sensitive transient thermo-reflectance technique, we measure the thermal conductance of the two interfaces on each side of a vertically aligned CNT array as well as the CNT array itself. We show that the physically bonded interface by van der Waals adhesion has a conductance ~105W/m2K and is the dominant resistance. We also demonstrate that by bonding the free-end CNT tips to a target surface with the help of a thin layer of indium weld, the conductance can be increased to ~106W/m2K making it attractive as a TIM

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Continuous synthesis of aligned carbon nanotube arrays on copper substrates using laser-activated gas jet

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TL;DR: The thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of a single carbon nanotube were measured using a microfabricated suspended device and shows linear temperature dependence with a value of 80 microV/K at room temperature.
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Nanoscale thermal transport

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Anomalous thermal conductivity enhancement in nanotube suspensions

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