THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PERIODICALLY STRUCTURED GAP FILLERS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING SAME

摘要

A method for conducting heat between a heat source and a heat sink includes disposing under a compressive force therebetween a plurality of thermally conducting unit cell structures that mechanically cooperate to form thereby a body structure having an aggregate thermal conductivity that changes in response to a compressive force exerted thereon, wherein an amount of said plurality of thermally conducting unit cell structures disposed therein is selectable to affect thereby a desired aggregate thermal conductivity in response to the compressive force.