Thermal conductivity enhancement of coaxial carbon@boron nitride nanotube arrays

Thermal conductivity enhancement of coaxial carbon@boron nitride nanotube arrays

We demonstrate the thermal conductivity enhancement of the vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays (from ∼15.5 to 29.5 W/mK, ∼90% increase) by encapsulating outer boron nitride nanotube (BNNT, 0.97 nm-thick with ∼3–4 walls). The heat transfer enhancement mechanism of the coaxial C@BNNT was f...

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Main Authors: Jing, Lin, Samani, Majid Kabiri, Liu, Bo, Li, Hongling, Tay, Roland Yingjie, Tsang, Siu Hon, Cometto, Olivier, Nylander, Andreas, Liu, Johan, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Boron Nitride Nanotube
Carbon Nanotube Arrays
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89626
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44996
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:We demonstrate the thermal conductivity enhancement of the vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays (from ∼15.5 to 29.5 W/mK, ∼90% increase) by encapsulating outer boron nitride nanotube (BNNT, 0.97 nm-thick with ∼3–4 walls). The heat transfer enhancement mechanism of the coaxial C@BNNT was further revealed by molecular dynamics simulations. Because of their highly coherent lattice structures, the outer BNNT serves as additional heat conducting path without impairing the thermal conductance of inner CNT. This work provides deep insights into tailoring the heat transfer of arbitrary CNT arrays and will enable their broader applications as thermal interface material.

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