Fabrication of carbon nanotube thermal interface material on aluminum alloy substrates with low pressure CVD

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 26, 2011, Pages

  Gao, Z L ^a   Zhang, K ^a   Yuen, M M F ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATE; AVERAGE VALUES; CATALYST LAYERS; FE CATALYST; HIGH QUALITY; INTERFACIAL THERMAL RESISTANCE; LOW PRESSURE CVD; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

ACETYLENE; ALUMINUM COATINGS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79957825331     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/26/265611     Document Type: Article

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