Preparation and characterization of interconnected carbon nanofibers

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Hsu, ya Hui ^a   Lai, Ching Chang ^a   Peng, yi te ^a   lo, Chieh Tsung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blend; carbon nanofibers; electrospinning; polyacrylonitrile

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CRYSTALLITES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; MICROCRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYACRYLONITRILES;

CARBON NANOFIBER MAT; CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; GRAPHITE CRYSTALLITES; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84910605227     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517514542142     Document Type: Article

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