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Fabrication of Polymer Nanofibers and Carbon Nanofibers by Using a Salt‐Assisted Microemulsion Polymerization
Author(s) -
Jang Jyongsik,
Bae Joonwon
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353580
Subject(s) - polyacrylonitrile , nanofiber , microemulsion , polymerization , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer , micelle , polymer chemistry , carbon nanofiber , nanoparticle , salt (chemistry) , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , pulmonary surfactant , composite material , carbon nanotube , aqueous solution , engineering
Salt‐assisted sphere‐to‐cylinder micelle conversion in the microemulsion polymerization process is the crucial step for the formation of polyacrylonitrile nanofibers (see picture). Iron( III ) chloride is used as a structure‐directing agent and is coordinated by polyacrylonitrile nanoparticles, which is essential for the formation of the nanofibers.