In situ alloying of thermally conductive polymer composites by combining liquid and solid metal microadditives

MI Ralphs, N Kemme, PB Vartak… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Room-temperature liquid metals (LMs) are attractive candidates for thermal interface
materials (TIMs) because of their moderately high thermal conductivity and liquid nature …

Thermal conductivity enhancement of soft polymer composites through magnetically induced percolation and particle–particle contact engineering

M Ralphs, W Kong, RY Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite major advancements in the performance of thermal interface materials (TIMs),
contact resistance between components persists as a major thermal bottleneck in …

Pressure-activated thermal transport via oxide shell rupture in liquid metal capsule beds

A Uppal, M Ralphs, W Kong, M Hart… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Liquid metal (LM)-based thermal interface materials (TIMs) have the potential to dissipate
high heat loads in modern electronics and often consist of LM microcapsules embedded in a …

Precuring Matrix Viscosity Controls Thermal Conductivity of Elastomeric Composites with Compression‐Activated Liquid and Solid Metallic Filler Networks

A Uppal, W Kong, A Rana, JS Lee… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer matrix composites with liquid metal droplet and solid particle fillers are promising
candidates for thermal interface materials (TIMs) used in electronics thermal management …

Are creativity and self-efficacy at odds? an exploration in variations of product dissection in engineering education

EM Starkey, ST Hunter… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The purpose of product dissection is to teach students how a product works and provide
them with inspiration for new ideas. However, little is known about how variations in …

Mechanism of Oil-in-Liquid Metal Emulsion Formation

NUH Shah, S Kanetkar, A Uppal, MD Dickey… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metals (LMs) combine metallic properties with the deformability of a
liquid, which makes them promising candidates for a variety of applications. To broaden the …

Effect of ionizing radiation on thermal and mechanical properties of filled-epoxy adhesives

RA Cutler, C Hui, L Knudson, A Behbahanian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stave assemblies at the Large Hadron Collider and other high-energy physics experiments
require radiation-resistant adhesives composed of light elements with high thermal …

Buckling of Magnetically Formed Filler Fiber Columns Under Compression Increases Thermal Resistance of Soft Polymer Composites

M Ralphs, C Scheitlin, RY Wang… - Journal of Heat …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Thermally conductive soft composites are in high demand, and aligning the fill material is a
potential method of enhancing their thermal performance. In particular, magnetic alignment …

Characteristic of the Dynamics of Disorder in Crystalline and Amorphous Materials

A Behbahanian - 2021 - search.proquest.com
This work provides the evidence to apply simulation methods that are applicable to systems
with structural randomness to simulate crystalline materials at high temperatures. My work …

Compression-Activated Thermally Enhanced Liquid Metal Composites with Tunable Functional Properties

A Uppal - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Thermal management of electronics is critical to meet the increasing demand for high power
and performance. Thermal interface materials (TIMs) play a key role in dissipating heat away …