Authors

Z. F. Zhao; J. H. Gou;A. Khan

Abstract

A unique concept of making nanocomposites from carbon nanofiber paper was explored in this study. The essential element of this method was to design and manufacture carbon nanofiber paper with well-controlled and optimized network structure of carbon nanofibers. In this study, carbon nanofiber paper was prepared under various processing conditions, including different types of carbon nanofibers, solvents, dispersants, and acid treatment. The morphologies of carbon nanofibers within the nanofiber paper were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, the bulk densities of carbon nanofiber papers were measured. It was found that the densities and network structures of carbon nanofiber paper correlated to the dispersion quality of carbon nanofibers within the paper, which was significantly affected by papermaking process conditions. Copyright (c) 2009 Zhongfu Zhao et al.

Journal Title

Journal of Nanomaterials

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

WOS Identifier

WOS:000265920500001

ISSN

1687-4110

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