Research Article

CVD Synthesis of Hierarchical 3D MWCNT/Carbon-Fiber Nanostructures

Figure 2

TEM images of Showa Denko fibers and the produced secondary tubes, grown with Ni and for 20 minutes at C with optimal gas composition: (a) VGCFs and secondary MWCNTs. The inset is a close-up of the end of a secondary MWCNT, showing an encapsulated Ni catalyst particle. (b) Two different secondary MWCNTs. Imaged using Philips CM200 FEG TEM.
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