Wettability control on vertically-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube surfaces with oxygen pulsed DC plasma and CO2 laser treatments

State-of-the-art thermal interface materials are briefly reviewed with an emphasis on the emerging trend of using carbon nanotubes to increase interface thermal performance. Vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) arrays were grown and applied as thermal interfacial enhancing materials. It is expected that the highly thermally conductive channels directly bridging the mating surfaces would significantly enhance the interface thermal conductance. We extended the all-optical pump and probe phase sensitive transient thermo-reflectance (PSTTR) method and used it to measure the interfacial properties of a three-layer sample of a vertically aligned MWCNT array grown on silicon (Si) substrate dry adhered to a glass plate. The dominant thermal resistance is identified as the dry adhered MWCNT-glass interface with a thermal conductance of ~5.9 × 104 W/m2·K, compared with MWCNT-Si interface of almost two orders of magnitude higher. Tentative explanations on the difference in the two interfaces and ways for future improvements are provided. The PSTTR measurement principle and issues are also discussed in the context.

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Electrochemical capacitors using nitrogen-doped vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube electrodes prepared by defluorination

Carbon ◽

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.02.071 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 ◽

pp. 539-547 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Rei Nonomura ◽

Takashi Itoh ◽

Yoshinori Sato ◽

Koji Yokoyama ◽

Masashi Yamamoto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Electrochemical Capacitors ◽

Nitrogen Doped ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Vertically Aligned

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Fast atom bombardment onto vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube bumps to achieve low interconnect resistance with Au layer

Microelectronics Reliability ◽

10.1016/j.microrel.2015.09.004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 55 (12) ◽

pp. 2560-2564 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Masahisa Fujino ◽

Ikuo Soga ◽

Daiyu Kondo ◽

Yoshikatsu Ishizuki ◽

Taisuke Iwai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Fast Atom Bombardment ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

Interconnect Resistance

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Biocompatibility of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube scaffolds for human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231

Progress in Biomaterials ◽

10.1007/s40204-017-0078-6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 189-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

E. M. Akinoglu ◽

K. Ozbilgin ◽

P. Kilicaslan Sonmez ◽

M. M. Ozkut ◽

M. Giersig ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Cell Line ◽

Breast Cancer Cell Line ◽

Human Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Cell Line ◽

Human Breast Cancer Cell ◽

Human Breast ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Vertically Aligned

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An evaluation of chondrocyte morphology and gene expression on superhydrophilic vertically-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube films

Materials Science and Engineering C ◽

10.1016/j.msec.2012.10.010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 641-647 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Eliane Antonioli ◽

Anderson O. Lobo ◽

Mario Ferretti ◽

Moisés Cohen ◽

Fernanda R. Marciano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

Nanotube Films

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An evaluation of cell proliferation and adhesion on vertically-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube films

Carbon ◽

10.1016/j.carbon.2009.09.012 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 245-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

A.O. Lobo ◽

M.A.F. Corat ◽

E.F. Antunes ◽

M.B.S. Palma ◽

C. Pacheco-Soares ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cell Proliferation ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

Nanotube Films

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Synthesis of tungsten carbide and tungsten disulfide on vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube forests and their application as non-Pt electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c5ta02908b ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (28) ◽

pp. 14609-14616 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Jhih-Fong Lin ◽

Olli Pitkänen ◽

Jani Mäklin ◽

Robert Puskas ◽

Akos Kukovecz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Tungsten Carbide ◽

Hydrogen Evolution ◽

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Direct Growth ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

Pt Electrocatalysts ◽

Carbon Nanotube Forests

Direct growth of tungsten carbide and sulfide on vertically aligned CNTs is demonstrated for a facile construction of three-dimensional electrocatalyst nanostructures.

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