Abstract
A large amount of heat trapped inside Light Emitting Diode (LED) is the consequence of large thermal resistance between the heat source and the heat sink. Zinc oxide (ZnO) thick film was screen-printed from thixotropic paste that consisted of binder, filler and solvent to act as thermal interface material. Structural, surface morphology, vibrational and thermal properties of the samples were studied by means of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Atomic Force Measurement (AFM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermal Transient Tester (T3ster). XRD analysis revealed that the formation of hexagonal wurtzite ZnO powder, which is free of hydroxide. FESEM results indicated that 50wt% of filler loading in the thick film had created longer thermal transportation chain. The surface roughness of thick film displays variation in the range of from 64.8 to 218nm. The presence of ZnO and binder were confirmed by FTIR spectrum at 518cm−1 and 668cm−1 to 2974cm−1, respectively. Thermal characterization reveals a drop in film’s resistivity with the higher content of filler loading of 50wt% and 55wt%. The lowest rise in junction temperature of tested LED is reported to be 14.7°C of 50wt% of filler loading.
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