Palladium thiolate bonding of carbon nanotubes

A method for fabricating a thermal interface, comprising:

• providing a growth substrate;
• growing carbon nanotubes from the growth substrate, each nanotube being anchored at one end to the growth substrate;
• aligning the nanotubes in a direction generally perpendicular to the growth substrate;
• increasing the number of defect sites in the CNTs by growing carbon nanotubes by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition;
• and
• altering the density of states of an energy carrier in the nanotubes;
• wherein said increasing occurs prior to said altering.

A method for fabricating a thermal interface, comprising:

• providing a first growth substrate and a second growth substrate;
• growing a first plurality of carbon nanotubes from a first surface of the first growth substrate, each nanotube of the first plurality being anchored at one end to the first surface;
• growing a second plurality of carbon nanotubes from a second surface of the second growth substrate, each nanotube of the second plurality being anchored at one end to the second surface;
• placing the first plurality of nanotubes in contact with the second plurality of nanotubes with the first surface being opposite of the second surface;
• increasing the number of defect sites in the CNTs by growing carbon nanotubes by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition;
• and
• altering the density of states of an energy carrier in the contacting nanotubes;
• wherein said increasing occurs prior to said altering.