Issue 2, 2021

Recent progress in the development of thermal interface materials: a review

Abstract

Modern electronic devices are characterized by high-power and high-frequency with excessive heat accumulation. Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are of crucial importance for efficient heat dissipation to maintain proper functions and lifetime for these devices. The most promising TIMs are those polymer-based nanocomposites consisting of polymers and low-dimensional materials with high thermal conductivity (TC). This perspective summarizes the recent progress on the thermal transport properties of newly discovered one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterials and two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials as well as three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures consisting of these 1D and 2D nanomaterials. Moreover, the applications of various nanomaterials in polymer nanocomposites for advanced TIMs are critically reviewed and the mechanism of TC enhancement is analysed. It is hoped that the present review could provide better understanding of the thermal transport properties of recently developed 2D nanomaterials and various 3D nanostructures as well as relevant polymer-based TIMs, shedding more light on the thermal management research.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in the development of thermal interface materials: a review

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
21 Oct 2020
Accepted
27 Dec 2020
First published
28 Dec 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021,23, 753-776

Recent progress in the development of thermal interface materials: a review

Y. Zhang, J. Ma, N. Wei, J. Yang and Q. Pei, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 753 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP05514J

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