Patterned functional carbon fibers from polyethylene

Marcus A Hunt; Tomonori Saito; Rebecca H Brown; Amar S Kumbhar; Amit K Naskar

doi:10.1002/adma.201104551

Patterned functional carbon fibers from polyethylene

Adv Mater. 2012 May 8;24(18):2386-9. doi: 10.1002/adma.201104551. Epub 2012 Mar 27.

Authors

Marcus A Hunt¹, Tomonori Saito, Rebecca H Brown, Amar S Kumbhar, Amit K Naskar

Affiliation

¹ Polymer Matrix Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6053, USA.

PMID: 22454279
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104551

Abstract

Carbon fibers having unique morphologies, from hollow circular to gear-shaped, are produced from a novel melt-processable precursor and method. The resulting carbon fiber exhibits microstructural and topological properties that are dependent on processing conditions, rendering them highly amenable to myriad applications.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Carbon / chemistry*
Carbon Fiber
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry
Polyethylene / chemistry*

Substances

Carbon Fiber
Nanotubes, Carbon
Carbon
Polyethylene