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Thermomechanical and Thermal Contact Characteristics of Bismuth Telluride Films Electrodeposited on Carbon Nanotube Arrays

  1. Himanshu Mishra2,4,
  2. Baratunde A. Cola2,4,
  3. Vijay Rawat1,2,
  4. Placidus B. Amama1,2,
  5. Kalapi G. Biswas1,2,
  6. Xianfan Xu2,
  7. Timothy S. Fisher2,4,
  8. Timothy D. Sands1,2,3,*

Article first published online: 24 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200803705

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 21, Issue 42, pages 4280–4283, November 13, 2009

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How to Cite

Mishra, H., Cola, B. A., Rawat, V., Amama, P. B., Biswas, K. G., Xu, X., Fisher, T. S. and Sands, T. D. (2009), Thermomechanical and Thermal Contact Characteristics of Bismuth Telluride Films Electrodeposited on Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Advanced Materials, 21: 4280–4283. doi: 10.1002/adma.200803705

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47907 (USA)

  2. 2

    Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 49707-2057 (USA)

  3. 3

    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (USA)

  4. 4

    School of Mechanical Engingeering, Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47907 (USA)

*School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47907 (USA).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 24 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 10 FEB 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 DEC 2008

Funded by

  • Cooling Technologies Research Center
  • Office of Naval Research

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Keywords:

  • bismuth telluride;
  • carbon nanotubes;
  • thermoelectrics;
  • thermomechanical compliance

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A scalable electrochemical process for addressing the thermomechanical compliance and contact resistance at metal/thermoelectric (M/TE) interfaces by integrating TE films with carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays is presented. Thermomechanical compliance and thermal contact characteristics of TE/CNT/M and TE/M contacts are compared. A process-flow for patterned electrodeposition of TE films on CNT arrays coated surfaces is also demonstrated.

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