Open AccessAchievement of high‐purity carbon nanofibres via peeling process
Author(s) -
Zhao Xianglong,
Chen Bin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2020.0355
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , cobalt , carbon fibers , nickel , chemical vapor deposition , chemical engineering , aluminium , metal , nanotechnology , metallurgy , composite material , composite number , engineering
The authors report a facile approach to high‐purity carbon nanofibres (CNFs), by performing chemical vapour deposition on aluminium foils loaded with metal (nickel or cobalt) nitrates, and then peeling the as‐grown CNFs off. The growth of CNFs was catalysed by metal nanoparticles and followed bottom‐growth mechanism, and the high‐purity CNFs were achieved due to detachment of CNFs from their underlying metal nanoparticles during the peeling process. This approach may pave a new way for the controlled and scalable synthesis of high‐purity carbon materials.