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CVD growth of carbon nanofibers
Author(s) -
Jiang Xin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201470281
Subject(s) - carbon nanofiber , materials science , nanotechnology , nanofiber , surface modification , chemical vapor deposition , electrochemistry , lithium (medication) , chemical engineering , catalysis , electrode , carbon nanotube , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , engineering
The Feature Article by Xin Jiang (pp. 2679–2687 ) summarizes experimental details about the growth and structural properties of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) using the microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) technique and metal particles as catalysts. The growth is explained by a four‐step mechanism, including adsorption, desorption, diffusion, and precipitation. To control the morphology of the nanofibers, the catalyst should be carefully selected according to the different applications, among them, e.g., light absorbers for thermalelectric application, electrodes for supercapacitors, lithium batteries, electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, AFM tips, needles for nano‐medicine applications. Further localized functionalization of CNFs will widen their applications in the fields of electrochemical sensing, bio‐sensing, bio‐imaging, drug‐delivery, and related applications.