Flexible effective heat transport composites for thermal interface applications

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a composite material comprising a crosslinked polymeric matrix, the crosslinked polymeric matrix formed from a polymeric material comprising a plurality of carboxylic acid functional groups and a plurality of liquid metal particles having a surface functionalized with a plurality of amino and/or hydroxyl functional groups, where the plurality of liquid metal particles and the polymeric material are covalently bonded together by a plurality of amide and/or ester bonds formed from the plurality of carboxylic acid functional groups and the plurality of amino and/or hydroxyl functional groups. Also disclosed herein is a thermal interface layer using said composite material and a thermoelectric device also using said composite material.

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