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- Title
Characterization of a dielectric microdroplet thermal interface material with dispersed nanoparticles.
- Authors
Hamdan, A.; Sahli, F.; Richards, R.; Richards, C.
- Abstract
This work presents the fabrication and characterization of a dielectric microdroplet thermal interface material (TIM). Glycerin droplets, 1 μL, were tested as TIMs in this study. Copper nanoparticles having a diameter of 25 nm were dispersed in glycerin at different volume fractions to enhance its thermal conductivity. An increase of 57.5 % in the thermal conductivity of glycerin was measured at a volume fraction of 15 %. A minimum thermal interface resistance of 30.37 mmK/W was measured for the glycerin microdroplets at a deformed droplet height of 10.2 μm. Good agreement between experimental measurements and the predictions of a model based on Maxwell's equation of rules of mixtures was obtained. The effect of nanoparticles' size on the effective thermal conductivity of glycerin was studied. Nanoparticles with diameters of 60-80 and 300 nm were dispersed in glycerin at a volume fraction of 5 %, and their results were compared to those of the 25 nm particles.
- Subjects
DIELECTRICS; MICRODROPLETS; THERMAL interface materials; DISPERSION (Chemistry); NANOPARTICLES; CONTACT resistance (Materials science); COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1388-0764
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11051-012-1111-2