Polymer Composite Using Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Heat Transfer
Abstract
The project objectives are to fabricate novel composites with polymers and arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes for developing enhanced heat transfer devices. Since carbon nanotubes could exhibit extremely high thermal conductivity, aligned nanotubes embedded in polymeric matrices may be a way to generate materials that are able to remove heat, especially in radars, electronic components, and energy and power transformers. This work was focused on the production of aligned nanotube and different arrays of the latter. In particular, different types of doped (or functionalized) nanotubes such as N-doped, Si-doped, OxHy-doped, NxPy-doped, etc were used. Subsequently, these arrays embedded in polymer matrices and their thermal properties of these nanotube composites were to be tested. Due to a patent dispute, the PI, Prof Terrones was dismissed from the IPICYT and the work was not successfully completed. A summary of the project status is provided below.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 17, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA563969
Entities
People
- James Fillerup
- Mauricio Terrones
Organizations
- Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica