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Thermal and Electrical Transport in Ultralow Density Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks
Author(s) -
Zhang Ke Jia,
Yadav Abhishek,
Kim Kyu Hun,
Oh Youngseok,
Islam Mohammad F.,
Uher Ctirad,
Pipe Kevin P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201300059
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , van der waals force , thermal , thermal conductivity , thermoelectric effect , nanotechnology , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , molecule , quantum mechanics
The thermal, electrical, and thermoelectric properties of aerogels of single‐walled carbon nanotubes are characterized. Their ultralow density enables the transport properties of the junctions to be distinguished from those of the nanotubes themselves. Junction thermal and electrical conductances are found to be orders of magnitude larger than those found in typical dense SWCNT networks. In particular, the average junction thermal conductance is close to the theoretical maximum for a van der Waals bonded SWCNT junction.