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Branched carbon nanofiber network synthesis at room temperature using radio frequency supported microwave plasmas

Boskovic, B.O.; Stolojan, V.; Zeze, D.A.; Forrest, R.D.; Silva, S.R.P.; Haq, S.

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Authors

B.O. Boskovic

V. Stolojan

R.D. Forrest

S.R.P. Silva

S. Haq



Abstract

Carbon nanofibers have been grown at room temperature using a combination of radio frequency and microwave assisted plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The nanofibers were grown, using Ni powder catalyst, onto substrates kept at room temperature by using a purposely designed water-cooled sample holder. Branched carbon nanofiber growth was obtained without using a template resulting in interconnected carbon nanofiber network formation on substrates held at room temperature. This method would allow room-temperature direct synthesized nanofiber networks over relatively large areas, for a range of temperature sensitive substrates, such as organic materials, plastics, and other polymers of interest for nanoelectronic two-dimensional networks, nanoelectromechanical devices, nanoactuators, and composite materials.

Citation

Boskovic, B., Stolojan, V., Zeze, D., Forrest, R., Silva, S., & Haq, S. (2004). Branched carbon nanofiber network synthesis at room temperature using radio frequency supported microwave plasmas. Journal of Applied Physics, 96(6), 3443-3446. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1775300

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 2, 2004
Online Publication Date Sep 15, 2004
Publication Date Sep 15, 2004
Deposit Date Oct 24, 2006
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Applied Physics
Print ISSN 0021-8979
Electronic ISSN 1089-7550
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 96
Issue 6
Pages 3443-3446
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1775300
Keywords Chemical-vapor-deposition, Filamentous carbon, Nanotubes, Growth, Junctions, Nucleation, Graphite, Carbon fibres, Plasma CVD coatings.

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© 2004 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Boskovic, B. O., Stolojan, V., Zeze, D. A., Forrest, R. D., Silva, S. R. P. & Haq, S. (2004). Branched carbon nanofiber network synthesis at room temperature using radio frequency supported microwave plasmas. Journal of applied physics 96(6): 3443-3446 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1775300





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