%0 Journal Article %1 noKey %A Gao, Y. %A Marconnet, A.M. %A Panzer, M.A. %A LeBlanc, S. %A Dogbe, S. %A Ezzahri, Y. %A Shakouri, A. %A Goodson, K.E. %D 2010 %I Springer US %J Journal of Electronic Materials %K CNTs InterfaceMaterials ThermalConductivity Thermoelectrics Thermoreflectance myown %N 9 %P 1456-1462 %R 10.1007/s11664-010-1256-7 %T Nanostructured Interfaces for Thermoelectrics %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1256-7 %V 39 %X Temperature drops at the interfaces between thermoelectric materials and the heat source and sink reduce the overall efficiency of thermoelectric systems. Nanostructured interfaces based on vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) promise the combination of mechanical compliance and high thermal conductance required for thermoelectric modules, which are subjected to severe thermomechanical stresses. This work discusses the property require- ments for thermoelectric interface materials, reviews relevant data available in the literature for CNT films, and characterizes the thermal properties of vertically aligned multiwalled CNTs grown on a candidate thermoelectric material. Nanosecond thermoreflectance thermometry provides thermal property data for 1.5-

@article{noKey, abstract = {Temperature drops at the interfaces between thermoelectric materials and the heat source and sink reduce the overall efficiency of thermoelectric systems. Nanostructured interfaces based on vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) promise the combination of mechanical compliance and high thermal conductance required for thermoelectric modules, which are subjected to severe thermomechanical stresses. This work discusses the property require- ments for thermoelectric interface materials, reviews relevant data available in the literature for CNT films, and characterizes the thermal properties of vertically aligned multiwalled CNTs grown on a candidate thermoelectric material. Nanosecond thermoreflectance thermometry provides thermal property data for 1.5-}, added-at = {2015-05-12T19:33:43.000+0200}, author = {Gao, Y. and Marconnet, A.M. and Panzer, M.A. and LeBlanc, S. and Dogbe, S. and Ezzahri, Y. and Shakouri, A. and Goodson, K.E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2373593a0921b94c826664d9b680159b2/tennocrama}, doi = {10.1007/s11664-010-1256-7}, interhash = {7e81237e21baabc1d0454a886c5735c1}, intrahash = {373593a0921b94c826664d9b680159b2}, issn = {0361-5235}, journal = {Journal of Electronic Materials}, keywords = {CNTs InterfaceMaterials ThermalConductivity Thermoelectrics Thermoreflectance myown}, language = {English}, number = 9, pages = {1456-1462}, publisher = {Springer US}, timestamp = {2015-05-12T19:35:45.000+0200}, title = {Nanostructured Interfaces for Thermoelectrics}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1256-7}, volume = 39, year = 2010 }