This Spotlight on Applications highlights the significant impact of microwave-assisted
methods for synthesis and modification of carbon materials with enhanced properties for …

Biomass is a renewable hydrocarbon resource utilized to generate bioenergy, green
chemicals, and carbon materials. Biomass is also promising source material for advanced …

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) play a critical role in conventionally packaged electronic
systems and often represent the highest thermal resistance and/or least reliable element in …

Biomass is the only carbon-containing solid renewable resource with clean and
environmentally friendly attributes, and is abundant and widely distributed in nature. It is a …

This work describes an efficient way to improve the adhesion, growth rate and density of
CNTs on copper substrate using radio-frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor …

The mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests soaked in three solvents–
toluene, acetonitrile, and isopropanol–is examined. Effective stiffness of the structure is …

This review presents recent results about the growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes
(VACNTs) by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and water assisted …

Herein we present the water assisted chemical vapor deposition (WACVD) growth of highly
dense and long forests of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Annealing of thin catalyst film was …

A metal microtextured thermal interface material (MMT-TIM) has been proposed to address
some of the shortcomings of conventional TIMs. These materials consist of arrays of small …

The deformation mechanism and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests
conformally coated with alumina using atomic layer deposition (ALD) are investigated using …