We report an approach of flake powder metallurgy to the uniform, two-dimensional (2D) distribution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Cu flake powders. It consists of the preparation of Cu flakes by ball milling in an imidazoline derivative (IMD) aqueous solution, surface modification of Cu flakes with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrosol and adsorption of CNTs from a CNT aqueous suspension. During ball milling, a hydrophobic monolayer of IMD is adsorbed on the surface of the Cu flakes, on top of which a hydrophilic PVA film is adsorbed subsequently. This PVA film could further interact with the carboxyl-group functionalized CNTs and act to lock the CNTs onto the surfaces of the Cu flakes. The CNT volume fraction is controlled easily by adjusting the concentration/volume of CNT aqueous suspension and Cu flake thickness. The as-prepared CNT/Cu composite flakes will serve as suitable building blocks for the self-assembly of CNT/Cu laminated composites that enable the full potential of 2D distributed CNTs to achieve high thermal conductivity.
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