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Title: Nanotube phonon waveguide

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and devices in which certain types of nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes and boron nitride nanotubes conduct heat with high efficiency and are therefore useful in electronic-type devices.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176534
Patent Number(s):
8569848
Application Number:
12/505,586
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2009 Jul 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Chang, Chih-Wei, and Zettl, Alexander K. Nanotube phonon waveguide. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Chang, Chih-Wei, & Zettl, Alexander K. Nanotube phonon waveguide. United States.
Chang, Chih-Wei, and Zettl, Alexander K. Tue . "Nanotube phonon waveguide". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176534.
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