Carbon Nanofibers: Synthesis, Applications and Performance

$275.00

Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology
BISAC: TEC027000

This book is divided into two sections. Section One covers the authors’ work on the synthesis and characteristics of the various carbon nanofibers and microcoils using chemical vapor deposition and electrospun technologies. This section includes Chapters One through Four.

Chapter One is an introductory chapter which presents synthesis, properties and analysis of carbon nanofibers and microcoils prepared by chemical vapor deposition and electrospun technologies.

Chapter Two introduces information for approaching electrospun carbon nanofibers (ECNFs) with superior mechanical strength from aligned and stretched polyacrylonitrile (PAN) copolymer nanofibers possessing high degrees of morphological and structural perfection.

Chapter Three investigates the in-situ and ex-situ processes for the formation of geometrically controlled carbon microcoils and the practical application of carbon microcoils to the various nano/micro electronic or mechanical devices.

Chapter Four discusses the synthesis and various characterizations of carbon nanofibers synthesized by catalytic chemical vapor deposition of halogenated hydrocarbons.

Section Two deals with the recent advances in materials synthesis and characterization of carbon nanofibers and their applications such as Li secondary batteries, supercapacitors and heavy metal remediation in ground and wastewater. This section includes chapter Five through Ten.

Chapter Five presents preparation and characterization of carbon nanofibers (CNFs), CNFs-Si, and CNFs-(PC)Si composites synthesized by the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method using transition metal catalysts and applications to anode materials of Li secondary batteries.

Chapter Six introduces a synthesis and characterization of carbon nanofibers and Si/carbon nanofiber composites based on Ni and Mo catalysts prepared for the anode material of Li secondary batteries.

Chapter Seven discusses the electrophoretic deposition of Ni and Cu catalysts on C-fiber textiles for the growth of carbon nanofibers and coating of silica by the hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate on carbon nanofibers, and finally applications to the anode materials for Li secondary batteries.

Chapter Eight presents synthesis and characterization of transition metal coated carbon nanofibers on Ni foam via CVD followed by a dipping method and electrochemical performance as anode materials for Li secondary batteries.

Chapter Nine introduces a design of hierarchical porous carbon materials containing various metal oxides as an electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors.

Chapter Ten discusses an innovative carbon nanofibrous composite material prepared by the electrospun method and its application for efficient heavy metal pollutant remediation in contaminated groundwater as well as in wastewater treatment.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1: Synthesis and Characteristics of Carbon Nanofibers
and Microcoils

Chapter 1. Introduction to Carbon Nanofibers: Synthesis, Applications and Performance
(Chang-Seop Lee and Yong Jae Kim, Department of Chemistry, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea)

Chapter 2. Challenging High Strength Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers
(Kap Seung Yang, Doo Won Kim and Yoong Ahm Kim, School of Polymer Science and Engineering & Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea)

Chapter 3. Formation of the Geometrically-Controlled Carbon Microcoils
(Sung-Hoon Kim, Department of Engineering in Energy & Applied Chemistry, Silla University, Busan South Korea)

Chapter 4. Synthesis of Carbon Nanofibers via Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Halogenated Hydrocarbons
(I. V. Mishakov, A. A. Vedyagin, Yu. I. Bauman, Yu. V. Shubin, R. A. Buyanov, Department of Material Sciences and Functional Materials, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia, and others)

Section 2: Applications of Carbon Nanofibers to Li Secondary Batteries, Supercapacitors and Heavy Metal Remediation

Chapter 5. Synthesis and Characterization of CNFs-Si Composites Based on Transition Metal Catalysts for Anode Material of Li Secondary Batteries
(Chang-Seop Lee, Yura Hyun and Eunsil Park, Department of Chemistry, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, and others)

Chapter 6. Synthesis and Characterization of Si/Carbon Nanofiber Composites Based on Ni and Mo Catalysts for Anode Material of Li Secondary Batteries
(Chang-Seop Lee, Yura Hyun and Eunyi Jang, Department of Chemistry, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, and others)

Chapter 7. Synthesis and Characterization of Silica-Coated Carbon Nanofibers on C-Fiber Textiles by Electrophoretic Deposition
(Chang-Seop Lee, Yura Hyun and Ki-Mok Nam, Department of Chemistry, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, and others)

Chapter 8. Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Transition Metal-Coated Carbon Nanofibers on Ni Foam as Anode Materials for Lithium Secondary Batteries
(Chang-Seop Lee, Yura Hyun, and Jin-Yeong Choi, Department of Chemistry, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, and others)

Chapter 9. Hierarchically Structured Carbon Nanofiber Containing Various Metal Oxides as Electrode Material for High-Performance Supercapacitors
(Bo-Hye Kim, Division of Science Education, Chemistry Education Major, Daegu University, Daegudae-ro, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea)

Chapter 10. Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Supported Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Remediation in Ground and Waste Water
(Nikhil Reddy Mucha, Ramesh Ravella, Muchha R. Reddy and Lifeng Zhang, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina, US)

Index


Keywords: Carbon Nanofibers, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Electrospun Technology, Li Secondary Batteries, Anode Material, Transition Metal Catalyst, Electrochemical Performance, Retention Rate

Audience:
– Professionals who are working in the fields of Carbon nanofibers, Li secondary batteries and supercapacitors.
– Graduate students who are studying material science and engineering, surface chemistry and electrochemistry

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