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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Noel C. MacDonald, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Carl D. Meinhart, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Changsong Ding, Goleta, CA (US);
Payam Bozorgi, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Gaurav Soni, Pasadena, CA (US);
Brian D. Piorek, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Titanium-based thermal ground planes are described. A thermal ground plane in accordance with the present invention comprises a titanium substrate comprising a plurality of pillars, wherein the plurality of Ti pillars can be optionally oxidized to form nanostructured titania coated pillars, and a vapor cavity, in communication with the plurality of titanium pillars, for transporting thermal energy from one region of the thermal ground plane to another region of the thermal ground plane.