Thermal conductivity reduction by nanostructuration in electrodeposited CuNi alloys
Cristina V. Manzano, Olga Caballero‐Calero, Maxime Tranchant, Enrico Bertero, Pablo Cervino-Solana, Marisol Martín‐González, Laëtitia Philippe
Abstract
The thermal conductivity of CuNi alloys grown by pulsed electrodeposition is reduced by the nanostructuration to a value of 9.0 ± 0.9 W m<sup>−1</sup>K<sup>−1</sup>due to the incorporation of saccharine in the electrolyte which allowed reduction of the crystallite size.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCrystalliteThermal conductivityElectrolyteConductivityReduction (mathematics)Electrical resistivity and conductivityMetallurgyComposite materialChemical engineeringPhysical chemistryChemistryMathematicsElectrical engineeringEngineeringGeometryElectrodeAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesElectrodeposition and Electroless Coatingsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions