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Single Step Formation of Hierarchical Copper Oxide Nanostructures for Phase Change Applications. Daniel C. Ralph, Cornell University, ECCS 0335765.
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Single Step Formation of Hierarchical Copper Oxide Nanostructures for Phase Change Applications Daniel C. Ralph, Cornell University, ECCS 0335765 A novel copper oxide nanostructure has recently been discovered that forms during a CVD silane deposition step of the process. The structure is unique in that is has a dual scale roughness (micro and nanoscale) and hence forms a hierarchical structured surface in one single step of CVD processing. Such surfaces could potentially be used for high-efficiency heat transfer applications such as enhancement of critical heat flux in boiling. Copper oxide nanostructure having microscale walls and nanowires FESEM high resolution image of copper oxide nanostructure Top down view of the structure showing horizontal nanowires Nenad Miljkovic and Evelyn N Wang, MIT Work performed at Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems