Tunable thermal link
Abstract
Disclosed is a device whereby the thermal conductance of a multiwalled nanostructure such as a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) can be controllably and reversibly tuned by sliding one or more outer shells with respect to the inner core. As one example, the thermal conductance of an MWCNT dropped to 15% of the original value after extending the length of the MWCNT by 190 nm. The thermal conductivity returned when the tube was contracted. The device may comprise numbers of multiwalled nanotubes or other graphitic layers connected to a heat source and a heat drain and various means for tuning the overall thermal conductance for applications in structure heat management, heat flow in nanoscale or microscale devices and thermal logic devices.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- University of California, Oakland, CA (USA)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1144977
- Patent Number(s):
- 8776870
- Application Number:
- 12/436,253
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Chang, Chih-Wei, Majumdar, Arunava, and Zettl, Alexander K. Tunable thermal link. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Chang, Chih-Wei, Majumdar, Arunava, & Zettl, Alexander K. Tunable thermal link. United States.
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"Tunable thermal link". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1144977.
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abstractNote = {Disclosed is a device whereby the thermal conductance of a multiwalled nanostructure such as a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) can be controllably and reversibly tuned by sliding one or more outer shells with respect to the inner core. As one example, the thermal conductance of an MWCNT dropped to 15% of the original value after extending the length of the MWCNT by 190 nm. The thermal conductivity returned when the tube was contracted. The device may comprise numbers of multiwalled nanotubes or other graphitic layers connected to a heat source and a heat drain and various means for tuning the overall thermal conductance for applications in structure heat management, heat flow in nanoscale or microscale devices and thermal logic devices.},
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year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
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