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Characterization of Thermo-Electric Interface Material with Carbon Nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2011

Piyush R Thakre ,
Yordanos Bisrat  and
Dimitris C Lagoudas
Piyush R Thakre
Affiliation:
[email protected], Texas A & M University, Aerospace Engineering, 3141, TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, United States, 979-739-0172
Yordanos Bisrat
Affiliation:
[email protected], Texas A & M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, College Station, TX, 77843, United States
Dimitris C Lagoudas
Affiliation:
[email protected], Texas A & M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, College Station, TX, 77843, United States
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Abstract

An approach has been presented in the current work to fabricate and characterize nanocomposite systems for optimizing electrical and thermal properties without sacrificing mechanical properties. An epoxy matrix based nanocomposite system has been processed with different volume fractions of carbon nanotubes. The purpose was to tailor macroscale properties to meet competing performance requirements in microelectronics industy. The nanofiller consisted of comparatively low cost XD grade carbon nanotubes (XD-CNTs) that are optimized for electrical properties. This system was compared with another system consisting of single wall carbon nanotubes (SW-CNTs) as nano-reinforcements in epoxy matrix. The electrical percolation threshold (about seven orders of magnitude increase in electrical conductivity) measured by dielectric spectroscopy was found to be at lower loading weight fraction of SWCNTs (0.015 weight %) as compared to XD-CNTs (0.0225 weight %). However, the electrical conductivity after percolation was higher for XD-CNTs reinforced epoxy with respect to SW-CNTs filled nanocomposites. The governing mechanisms for this phenomenon were investigated using transmission optical microscope. The enhancement in thermal conductivity, measured using differential scanning calorimetry, was found to be moderate at lower weight loadings corresponding to electrical percolation. However, a 90% improvement in thermal conductivity was observed for 0.3 weight percent of XD-CNTs. Dynamic mechanical analysis was performed to measure the storage and loss modulus along with the glass transition temperature. No significant change in modulus values and glass transition temperature was measured for nanocomposites varied filler contents with respect to neat matrix.

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electrical propertiesthermal conductivitycomposite
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1056: Symposium HH – Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials V , 2007 , 1056-HH12-06-FF13-06-GG15-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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