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Using an IR microscope, the real-time temperature profile of such CNT films under bias is mapped and used to extract thermal conductivity. A computation model was also developed to fit the one-dimensional heat diffusion equation to the temperature profile captured by the IR scope, including the effect of thermal contact resistance and heat loss to ambient. Transfer length method measurements were used to extract electrical contact resistance between the film and the electrodes. These methods were applied to investigate the properties of CNT films with several different morphologies, revealing that both electrical and thermal properties are strongly dependent on CNT volume density and junction within the films. 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A computation model was also developed to fit the one-dimensional heat diffusion equation to the temperature profile captured by the IR scope, including the effect of thermal contact resistance and heat loss to ambient. Transfer length method measurements were used to extract electrical contact resistance between the film and the electrodes. These methods were applied to investigate the properties of CNT films with several different morphologies, revealing that both electrical and thermal properties are strongly dependent on CNT volume density and junction within the films. 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