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The rate of water transport through graphene nanocapillaries is profoundly enhanced compared to that in microscale capillaries due to the prevalence of exceptionally high capillary pressures and large slip lengths. As an inaugural study, we integrate graphene nanocapillaries into a micro heat pipe (MHP) for enhanced light-emitting diode (LED) cooling. With the use of graphene nanocapillaries, the ultrafast water transport synergically enhances the water circulation and evaporation process in the microfluidic device. The graphene-coated MHP achieves more than 45% enhancement in the overall performance compared to the uncoated counterpart. In turn, the experiments demonstrate a drastic reduction of LED's operating temperature (more than 25 °C) which translates into a significantly prolonged lifespan of LED. The molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the oxygenated functional groups attached on …