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Patterned Functional Carbon Fibers from Polyethylene

  1. Marcus A. Hunt1,
  2. Tomonori Saito1,
  3. Rebecca H. Brown1,
  4. Amar S. Kumbhar2,
  5. Amit K. Naskar1,*

Article first published online: 27 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104551

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 18, pages 2386–2389, May 8, 2012

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Hunt, M. A., Saito, T., Brown, R. H., Kumbhar, A. S. and Naskar, A. K. (2012), Patterned Functional Carbon Fibers from Polyethylene. Adv. Mater., 24: 2386–2389. doi: 10.1002/adma.201104551

Author Information

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Materials, NanoScience and Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3216, USA

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

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAY 2012
  2. Article first published online: 27 MAR 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 28 NOV 2011

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Keywords:

  • carbon fiber;
  • polyolefin;
  • polyethylene;
  • sulfonation;
  • carbon precursor
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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.

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