Orthogonal carbon nanofibers by template-mediated assembly of discotic mesophase pitch

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作者
Jian, KQ [1 ]
Shim, HS [1 ]
Schwartzman, A [1 ]
Crawford, GP [1 ]
Hurt, RH [1 ]
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[1] Brown Univ, Div Engn, Providence, RI 02912 USA
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10.1002/adma.200390036
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Novel carbon nanofibers (see Figure) are synthesized by capillary impregnation of discotic mesophase pitch into nanochannel alumina. Heating and chemical etching produces nanofibers with a unique "orthogonal" arrangement of graphene layers. Unlike conventional nanofibers and -tubes, the graphene planes lie transverse to the fiber axis, which reflects the equilibrium state for the discotic precursor confined to nanocylindrical geometry.
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