Carbon nanotubes prepared by spinning and carbonizing fine core-shell polymer microspheres

Hulicova D; Hosoi K; Kuroda S; Abe H; Oya A

Advanced Materials, Vol.14, No.6, 452-452, 2002

DOI10.1002/1521-4095(20020318)14:6<452::AID-ADMA452>3.0.CO;2-S Export Citation

Carbon nanotubes prepared by spinning and carbonizing fine core-shell polymer microspheres

Hulicova D, Hosoi K, Kuroda S, Abe H, Oya A

Carbon nanotubes prepared from core-shell polymer particles are reported. As depicted in the Figure, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) core/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) shell microspheres are blended with a PMMA matrix, spun, and elongated. Then the shell is stabilized and finally carbonized to produce contaminant-free carbon nanotubes.