Abstract
Copper nanowires prepared by ac electrodeposition in anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates were used in catalytic decomposition of acetylene for synthesis of carbon nanofibers via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method at a temperature of 300 C. The exp erimental results indicated that one single copper nanowire could cause catalytic growth of several carbon
nanofibers with the same diameters. The microstructure change of copper nanowires takes place in the experiment. The
resultant products were characte rized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)..
Keywords
Carbon nanofibers, Catalytic decomposition, Copper nanowire, Anodic aluminum oxide, Template.
Citation
LIYAN YU, CHANGMING MAO, YANAN SHI, LINA SUI, GUOWEI FAN, High-yield synthesis of carbon nano fibers catalyzed by copper nanowires, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 9, 11-12, November-December 2015, pp.1473-1475 (2015).
Submitted at: Sept. 4, 2015
Accepted at: Oct. 28, 2015