Carbon Nanofibers with Controlled Size and Morphology Synthesized with Ni-MgO Catalyst Treated by Mechanochemical Process

  • Fangli Yuan (Advance Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Ryu, Ho-Jin (Advance Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Kang, Yong-Ku (Advance Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Park, Soo-Jin (Advance Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Rock (Advance Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • Published : 2004.03.01

Abstract

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with uniform diameter and controlled size were prepared from catalytic decomposition of $\textrm{C}_{2}\textrm{H}_{2}$ with Ni-MgO catalyst treated by mechanochemical (MC) process. The properties of Ni catalyst, such as size, distribution and morphology, can be governed by tuning grinding time in MC process. As a result, size and structure of CNFs can be tailored. The effect of grinding time to the as-grown CNFs was studied. CNFs with diameter from 10-70 nm were synthesized. CNFs with bundle formation sharing one tip and twisted CNFs were also synthesized with catalyst treated by MC process.

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