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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Hao Howard Wang, Potomac, MD (US);
Bahgat Sammakia, Binghamton, NY (US);
Yayong Liu, Johnson City, NY (US);
Kaikun Yang, Johnson City, NY (US);
Hao Howard Wang, Potomac, MD (US);
Bahgat Sammakia, Binghamton, NY (US);
Yayong Liu, Johnson City, NY (US);
Kaikun Yang, Johnson City, NY (US);
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Binghamton, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a thermal interface material, comprising providing a sheet comprising nano-scale fibers, the sheet having at least one exposed surface; and stabilizing the fibers with a stabilizing material disposed in at least a portion of a void space between the fibers in the sheet. The fibers may be CNT's or metallic nano-wires. Stabilizing may include infiltrating the fibers with a polymerizable material. The polymerizable material may be mixed with nano- or micro-particles. The composite system may include two films, with the fibers in between, to create a sandwich. Each capping film may include two sub films: a palladium film closer to the stabilizing material to improve adhesion; and a nano-particle film for contact with a device to be cooled or a heat sink.