CPC F28F 13/18 (2013.01) [B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A process for creating a thermal interface comprising:
providing a template having a plurality of pores;
depositing a metal seed layer on one surface of the template;
forming a plurality of nanowires within the pores of the template to a height approximately even with a surface of the template opposite the metal seed layer, thereby forming a nanowire array;
etching the template to release the plurality of nanowires in the nanowire array from the template;
coating each of the plurality of nanowires with a graphene coating; and
depositing a top metal layer on the nanowire array.
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