Aligned fillers
Directing thermally conductive particles into aligned networks to create connected pathways for heat transport.
Research
Heat & Charge Transfer
The transport of thermal and electrical energy. Engineering colloidal materials and connected pathways to control phonon and charge transport.
Heat paths
Heat paths are connected routes that facilitate thermal transport through a material. Directing the assembly of thermally conductive fillers can promote phonon transport and reduce thermal resistance, enabling efficient heat dissipation in thermal interface materials.
Directional heat transport
Tailoring filler orientation and connectivity to enhance thermal conduction along selected directions.
Thermal interface materials
Engineering thermally conductive composites to reduce thermal resistance between heat-generating devices and heat sinks.
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Charge paths
Charge paths are connected routes that facilitate charge transport through a material. Directing the assembly of conductive particles can create efficient, tailored pathways for electron transport, supporting applications ranging from anisotropic conductive films to energy storage devices such as supercapacitors.
Conductive networks
Organizing conductive particles into connected networks to facilitate electron transport and reduce electrical resistance.
Anisotropic conductive films
Tailoring particle arrangements to enable electrical connections through the film while maintaining insulation between adjacent contacts.
Energy storage electrodes
Engineering electrode structures to support electron transport and ion access for efficient charge storage in devices such as supercapacitors.
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