3D Printed Carbon Nanotube/Phenolic Composites for Thermal Dissipation and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Thang · 2024

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Tran and co-authors print a composite that sheds heat and blocks electromagnetic interference at once, in a 2024 study. Modern electronics suffer from both problems. The material mixes carbon nanotubes into a phenolic resin. Printing uses direct ink writing, building shapes layer by layer. A risk was warping during curing, as the resin releases byproducts. The team varied filler load, curing pace, base type, and sample size.

At ten percent nanotube load, slow curing gave dense, true shapes. Such thin-walled forms were impossible without the filler. Electrical conductivity jumped by orders of magnitude. Heat conduction improved by ninety-two percent over plain resin. Shielding reached a level that blocks nearly all incoming waves. The authors name the winning recipe clearly. High filler, slow cure, flexible base, and one thin dimension matter most. The composite suits device housings that must stay cool and quiet.

Catalog record

CREATORThang
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE40 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11660157

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