“Hairy Foam”: carbon nanofibers grown on solid carbon foam. A fully accessible, high surface area, graphitic catalyst support
“Hairy Foam”: carbon nanofibers grown on solid carbon foam. A fully accessible, high surface area, graphitic catalyst support
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DOI:
10.1039/b718673h
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2008-05
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Pwam Patrick Wenmakers;J. Schaaf;B. Kuster;J. J. Schouten-J.
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作者:
Pwam Patrick Wenmakers;J. Schaaf;B. Kuster;J. J. Schouten-J.
This paper describes the synthesis of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on solid carbon foam (“Hairy Foam”) by catalytic decomposition of ethylene. The effect of nickel loading on fiber diameter and morphology, CNF coverage, and fiber layer thickness is studied using SEM and N2/Kr-physisorption. The surface area increased from 0.12 m2support g−1support for reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) to 146 m2support g−1support for “Hairy Foam”. A nickel concentration of 0.5 gNig−1RVC results in fibers with a diameter of 30 to 90 nm. Increasing the nickel concentration results in fiber diameters of 30 to 1100 nm. Complete CNF coverage is obtained for a nickel deposition time ≥240 min and a nickel concentration ≥2.5 gNig−1RVC.