The effects of carbon coating onto graphite filler on the structure and properties of carbon foams

The effects of carbon coating onto graphite filler on the structure and properties of carbon foams

Carbon foams (CFms) are of crucial importance in electrical and mechanical devices due to their high thermal conductivity used for eliminating high heat flow and maintaining low temperatures [1]. The most common CFms are types of aluminum alloys, copper and diamond. However, the mechanical properties of metal-based heat sink materials are difficult to control at temperatures over 550°C [2,3]. Thus, CFms are actively investigated as heat sink materials because of their good properties, such as high thermal stability, high thermal/electrical conductivity, low density, high porosity and high specific surface area [4,5]. CFms are suitable materials for applications in phase-change materials, such as in latent heat thermal energy storage and lithium-ion batteries [6-9].