Patent ID: 8389119

Claim:
A thermal interface tape comprising a nanofiber film, a first binder layer, a second binder layer, and a backing material, wherein the nanofiber film is composed of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, wherein the nanofiber film is sandwiched between and permeated by the first binder layer and the second binder layer, wherein the first binder layer and the second binder layer are composed of a first metal material and a second metal material, respectively, wherein the first metal material and the second metal material have melting points below a thermal damage threshold temperature of the nanofiber film, and wherein the backing material is a temporary, removable material attached to the second binder layer; wherein the first binder layer comprises a first chemically reactive material layer and wherein the second binder layer comprises a second chemically reactive material layer, wherein the first chemically reactive material layer is selected to produce an exothermic chemical reaction sufficient to melt the first binder layer when brought into contact with a conjugate chemical layer.