Three-dimensional-linked carbon fiber-carbon nanotube hybrid structure for enhancing thermal conductivity of silicon carbonitride matrix composites

In this paper, a novel three-dimensional-linked (3D-linked) carbon fiber-carbon nanotube (Cf-CNT) hybrid structure is presented to improve the through-thickness thermal properties of polymer derived silicon carbonitride matrix composites. Comparing with pristine plain woven carbon fiber, the pores in the criss-cross position are fully filled with carbon nanotubes (CNT) in the presented Cf-CNT hybrid structure. CNT can be integrated in between...