AIR Option 1: Technology Translation: Large-scale manufacturing of polymer nanotube array thermal interface materials for efficient heat removal from high-temperature electronics

这个PFI: AIR技术翻译项目的重点是翻译一种新型的热界面材料（TIM），由&amp；#960；-共轭聚合物纳米管具有优异的热机械性能，填补了关键的电子器件冷却技术空白，特别是在高温下。转化后的纯聚合物TIM具有以下独特的特点：导热系数大于体聚合物的10倍，在200°C下具有优异的化学稳定性，超低的有效剪切模量，与该市场领域领先的TIMs相比，具有优异的表面干附着力，提供了低热接触阻力和接缝耐久性的典范组合。该项目通过开发一种新的制造方法来实现这一目标，该方法消除了难以控制和复杂的步骤，并改善了与基板的粘合，从而实现了功能性产品原型和可扩展的制造工艺。carice Nanotechnologies, Inc.是一家专注于将TIM解决方案商业化的小型初创公司，该公司将在高温电子市场（例如，军事设备，汽车系统，石油勘探系统等）以及其他方面提供指导，包括客户驱动的产品开发，知识产权定位，和融资，因为它们涉及到将聚合物纳米管TIMs转化为一条可能导致竞争性商业现实的道路的潜力。未来7年，潜在的经济影响预计将超过100万美元的年销售额，同时通过启用新的电子设备性能和由此产生的产品，间接经济影响将达到1亿美元。这将有助于美国在电力电子和高温电子市场领域的竞争力。长期的社会影响将是能够对高温电子设备进行可靠的热管理，同时培训和准备年轻企业家建立成功的技术公司。

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating a new type of thermal interface material (TIM) composed of arrays of π-conjugated polymer nanotubes with remarkable thermo-mechanical properties to fill a critical electronic device cooling technology gap, especially at high temperatures. The translated pure polymer TIM has the following unique features: thermal conductivity greater than 10 times bulk polymer, excellent chemical stability at 200 °C, ultralow effective shear modulus, and excellent dry adhesion to surfaces that provides an exemplary combination of low thermal contact resistance and joint durability when compared to the leading competing TIMs in this market space. The project accomplishes this goal by developing a new fabrication approach that eliminates a difficult to control and complex step and improves bonding to the substrate resulting in a functional product prototype and a scalable fabrication process. The partnership engages Carbice Nanotechnologies, Inc., a small start-up company focused on commercializing TIM solutions, to provide guidance in the high-temperature electronics market (e.g., military equipment, automotive systems, oil exploration systems, etc.) and other aspects including customer-driven product development, intellectual property positioning, and financing as they pertain to the potential to translate the polymer nanotube TIMs along a path that may result in a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to surpass $1 million in annual sales in the next 7 years with a concurrent indirect economic impact of $100 million by enabling new electronic device performance capabilities and resulting products. This will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in the power electronics and high-temperature electronics market spaces. The societal impact, long term, will be to enable reliable thermal management of high temperature electronic devices while concurrently training and preparing young entrepreneurs to establish successful technology companies.