title: Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of multiwalled carbon nanofibers.
abstract: Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition is used to grow vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanofibers (MWNFs). The graphite basal planes in these nanofibers are not parallel as in nanotubes; instead they exhibit a small angle resembling a stacked cone arrangement. A parametric study with varying process parameters such as growth temperature, feedstock composition, and substrate power has been conducted, and these parameters are found to influence the growth rate, diameter, and morphology. The well-aligned MWNFs are suitable for fabricating electrode systems in sensor and device development.
authors.affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA.
authors.forename: Kristopher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Brett A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cruden
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyyappan
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delzeit
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011312:Pressure; D011786:Quality Control; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D005740:Gases; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D002244:Carbon