Computational model for transport in nanotube-based composites with applications to flexible electronics

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 500-508

  Kumar, Satish ^a   Alam, Muhammad A ^a   Murthy, Jayathi Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Nanotube; Percolation; Thin film transistor

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE-ORGANIC THIN FILMS; NETWORK TRANSPORT; SUBSTRATE-TO-TUBE CONDUCTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 34447618277     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2709969     Document Type: Article

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