| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1402445 | European Polymer Journal | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Homogenous turbostratic graphite nanofibres (TGNFs) have been synthesized by heat treatment of electrospun polyacrylonitrile in dimethylsulphoxide, offering a solution route of low toxicity to manufacture sub-60 nm diameter TGNFs. Characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction, scanning- and transmission electron microscopy have been used to study the graphitization process, and structural morphology of the nanofibres. The TGNFs have an entangled micro-fibril structure with turbostratic ordering of up to 40 graphene layers after heat treatment at 3000 °C.
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Authors
Zeynep Kurban, Arthur Lovell, Derek Jenkins, Steve Bennington, Ian Loader, Alexander Schober, Neal Skipper,