Aerosynthesis: Growths of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers with Air DC Plasma
Journal Article
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· Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
- North Carolina State University
- ORNL
Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNF) have been synthesized in a mixture of acetone and air using catalytic DC plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Typically, ammonia or hydrogen is used as etchant gas in the mixture to remove carbon that otherwise passivates the catalyst surface and impedes growth. Our demonstration of using air as the etchant gas opens up a possibility that ion etching could be sufficient to maintain the catalytic activity state during synthesis. It also demonstrates the path toward growing VACNFs in open atmosphere.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1154802
- Journal Information:
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, Issue 6; ISSN 1847--9804
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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