Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2009-02-06
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Submitted to Carbon. 26 pages
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.03.015
Homogenous graphitic nanofibres (GNFs) have been synthesised by heat treatment of electrospun polyacrylonitrile in dimethylsulphoxide, offering a new solution route of low toxicity to manufacture sub-60 nm diameter GNFs. Fibre beading resulting from the spinning of low-concentration polymer solutions can be reduced with the addition of surfactant or sodium chloride. Characterisation techniques including X-ray diffraction, scanning- and transmission electron microscopy have been used to quantify the effect of the graphitisation process, by heat treatment up to 3000 deg. C, on the weight, diameter and structural morphology of the nanofibres. The GNFs have an entangled micro-fibril structure with graphitic ordering of up to 40 graphene layers after treatment at 3000 deg. C. There is little difference in the degree of graphitisation of GNFs prepared with a 250 deg. C oxidation step compared with those prepared without, but oxidised GNFs retain more of their original mass after heating under argon flow.
Bennington Steve
Jenkins Derek
Kurban Zeynep
Loader Ian
Lovell Arthur
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