Tetris-Style Stacking Process to Tailor the Orientation of Carbon Fiber Scaffolds for Efficient Heat Dissipation

Abstract

Highlights Carbon fiber (CF) scaffolds with horizontally aligned, diagonally aligned and vertically aligned structure were fabricated via magnetic field-assisted Tetris-style stacking and carbonization process. The obtained CF scaffolds/ polydimethylsiloxane composites showed ultrahigh thermal conductivity (above 40 W m−1 K−1) in the fiber alignment direction. Fibers with different alignment direction can be combined by multiple stacking and carbonization process, allowing for the efficient heat transfer along customized paths.

Keywords

• Carbon fiber
• Magnetic field
• Thermal management
• Thermally conductive composites