Aligned Carbon Nanotube Carpets on Carbon Substrates for High Power Electronic Applications

Abstract

One of the driving forces behind nanotechnology research is the miniaturization of electronic devices. Electrical and thermal transport properties of device materials at micrometer and nanometer scales become very important in such applications. Carbon materials, especially carbon nanotubes(CNTs), have exceptionally low density and superior electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Vertically aligned CNTs attached to lightweight carbon substrates may hold the key to fully use these outstanding properties. However, the majority of studies reported to date involve either loosely unattached CNTs or CNTs attached to traditional electronic grade silicon, which have limited use in lightweight electronic components. Studies of CNT arrays attached to carbon substrates are extremely scarce, but if successful, such a composition could lead to unprecedented lightweight electronic devices with superior electrical and thermal transport properties. This dissertation is aimed at performing detailed investigation of such structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1041107

Entities

People

  • Betty T. Quinton

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Fullerenes
  • Graphene
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical Properties
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Properties

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics