CPC F28F 21/02 (2013.01) [F28D 21/00 (2013.01); F28F 3/04 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0029 (2013.01); F28F 2280/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A thermal management device comprising:
a heat sink base; and
heat sink fins;
wherein the heat sink base and heat sink fins comprise a single element formed from a plurality of graphene layers with carbon nanotubes interposed between the plurality of graphene layers, wherein a first carbon nanotube of the carbon nanotubes is interposed between a first graphene layer of the plurality of graphene layers and a second graphene layer of the plurality of graphene layers, a second carbon nanotube of the carbon nanotubes and a third carbon nanotube of the carbon nanotubes are interposed between the second graphene layer and a third graphene layer, and the first carbon nanotube is offset from the second carbon nanotube such that a first portion of the first carbon nanotube is positioned above the second carbon nanotube and a second portion of the first carbon nanotube is positioned above an area between the second carbon nanotube and the third carbon nanotube.
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