Carbon nanotube grease with enhanced thermal and electrical conductivities

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 529-535

  Hong, Haiping ^a   Thomas, Dustin ^a   Waynick, Andy ^b   Yu, Wenhua ^c   Smith, Pauline ^d   Roy, Walter ^d  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b NCH Corporation   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Electrical conductivity; Grease; Synthesis; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; GREASE; HIGH LOADINGS; MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT; NANOTUBE LOADING; PERCOLATION NETWORKS; POLYALPHAOLEFINS; SINGLE-WALL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE RESISTANCES; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; TIME-DEPENDENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOADING; LUBRICATING GREASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYALPHAOLEFIN OIL; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 77955772103     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9803-y     Document Type: Article

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