title: Porous Cu Nanowire Aerosponges from One-Step Assembly and their Applications in Heat Dissipation.
abstract: Highly porous metal nanowire aerosponges are produced by direct assembly of the Cu nanowire in situ during their synthesis. Such a method offers not only great simplicity, but also excellent properties such as extremely low densities, high electrical conductivities, and remarkable mechanical properties. Furthermore, these Cu aerosponges exhibit excellent wicking behavior, suggesting their potential for heat-exchange applications in heat pipes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Sung Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.affiliation: Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, 52725, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhengtao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Evelyn N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
keywords: copper nanowire aerosponges; copper nanowire hydrogels; porous metals; wicking properties, nanowires