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Room-Temperature Growth of Carbon Nanofibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Jason K. Vohs ,
Jeffery E. Raymond ,
Jonathan J. Brege ,
Steven Rozeveld ,
Geoffrey L. Williams  and
Bradley D. Fahlman
Jason K. Vohs
Affiliation:
Departments of Chemistry
Steven Rozeveld
Affiliation:
Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 48667
Geoffrey L. Williams
Affiliation:
Biology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Bradley D. Fahlman
Affiliation:
Departments of Chemistry
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Abstract

We describe the growth of amorphous carbon nanofibers (CNFs) from iron-encapsulated dendrimer catalysts at ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Both fourth-generation poly (propyleneimine) (PPI) and poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers were suitable macromolecular hosts for the catalytic species. Average nanofiber diameters range from 10 - 15 nm, with lengths in excess of 20 microns.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 879: Symposium Z – Chemistry of Nanomaterial Synthesis and Processing , 2005 , Z1.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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