Formation of in situ VGCFs on carbon fibre felt by chemical vapour infiltration

In situ vapour grown carbon fi bres (VGCFs) were fabricated on carbon felt by chemical vapour in fi ltration. In this work, the different conditions of the preparation process were determined to obtain VGCFs in large quantities, namely pressure in the reactor and concentration of the aqueous catalyst precursor solution. Observations regarding the growth process of the VGCFs reveal that the catalyst particles with a round shape and diameters of 1 μ m or above are most likely to produce VGCFs. The fi nal results indicate that the diameters of VGCFs range from 80 to 150 nm and that their lengths range from 5 to 30 μ m. Furthermore, the lengthening and thickening processes of VGCFs were proved to occur simultaneously in the experiment.

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