Carbon nanofibers with specified textural characteristics, obtained via catalytic chemical
vapor deposition of various hydrocarbons, attract growing interest from both scientists and …

An accessible reference requiring minimal chemistry background, this work offers insight
into the chemical processes used in emerging technologies to achieve sustainable energy …

Metal-nanoparticle (NP) catalysts play a crucial role in the chemical vapor deposition
synthesis of various nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanofibers, and nanowires. The …

We demonstrate a very efficient synthesis of vertically-aligned ultra-long carbon nanofibers
(CNFs) with sharp tip ends using thermal chemical vapor deposition. Millimeter-scale CNFs …

Upon rapid heating to a high temperature (~ 800° C), mixtures of nitrate compounds and
urea created nano and submicron metal particles. The process (reductive/expansion …

Mechanical alloying (MA) has been and continues to be thoroughly examined for creating
structural materials, but the production of catalysts is relatively rare. This is especially true for …

Recently the reductive expansion synthesis (RES) method was introduced as a means to
create nano-and sub-micron metal particles and alloys by rapid heating of physical mixtures …

A unique type of nonwoven carbon material has been developed which is flexible, resilient,
and produced at modest temperature and near ambient pressure using catalytic deposition …

Carbon nanofiber growth on palladium particles from ethylene–oxygen mixtures was
investigated with respect to thermal history. Electron microscopy, combined with focused ion …

By leveraging decades of research on the catalytic synthesis of carbon nanofibers and
combining it with unique processing methodology, low density monolithic carbon can be …