Enhancing the interfacial interaction of carbon nanotubes fibers by Au nanoparticles with improved performance of the electrical and thermal conductivity

The enhanced interfacial interaction between carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and thus the promoted interfacial thermal transport (ITT), are keys to improve the efficiency of CNT-assembled thermo-functional devices and materials, including energy transmission medium and thermal interface materials. Here, by using the intriguing CNT fibers decorated with Au nanoparticles (NPs) as a promising platform, we attain to the underlying mechanism for the...