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Novel Carbon Fibers by Laser Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (Lcvd)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Frederick T. Wallenberger ,
R. Judd Diefendorf ,
Kyle D. Frischknecht  and
Paul C. Nordine
Frederick T. Wallenberger
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
R. Judd Diefendorf
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Department of Ceramics Engineering, Clemson, SC 29634
Kyle D. Frischknecht
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Department of Ceramics Engineering, Clemson, SC 29634
Paul C. Nordine
Affiliation:
Containerless Research Incorporated, 910 University Place, Evanston, IL 60201
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Abstract

Chemically pure carbon fibers with small fiber diameters and high growth rates were obtained by laser assisted chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) using high reactor pressures and a unique rate control mechanism. Depending upon growth conditions and gases, these fibers were either flexible (elastic), brittle (thickened) or graphitic (strong). The elastic carbon fibers were uniform and appear to represent a novel form of carbon. The reactants were acetylene, ethylene or methane, and the reaction pressures ranged from 1.9 to 7.5 bar. The highest fiber growth rate was 0.33 mrn/s, and the lowest fiber diameter was 10 μm.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 349: Symposium T – Novel Forms of Carbon II , 1994 , 51
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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