Production, structural design, functional control, and broad applications of carbon nanofiber-based nanomaterials: A comprehensive review

Zhou, Xinxiao; Wang, Yan; Gong, Coucong; Liu, Bin; Wei, Gang

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.126189

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“…5,6 CNFs reveal smooth, porous, hollow, helical, and stacked-cup structures, and they have good thermal conductivity, electric conductivity, and high specific surface area, which make them excellent nanoscale building blocks for the synthesis of CNF-based functional nanomaterials. 7 In order to produce CNFs, several methods, such as electrospinning, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and templated synthesis, have been widely utilized. For instance, after the electrospun production of polymer nanofibers (PNFs), CNFs could be easily produced via carbonization at high temperature.…”

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Carbon nanofiber-based three-dimensional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications

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“…A comprehensive study of the assessment and classification of carbon dots has been reported based on properties and structure, with a particular focus on designing 0D GQDs in 2D lines [23,24]. This material form has many outstanding properties, such as good chemical inertia, excellent biocompatibility, high solubility parameter, fluorescent activity, photostability, emission of luminescence, long-term resistance to photobleaching, wide surface area, and better surface grafting [25,26].…”

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Outstanding Graphene Quantum Dots from Carbon Source for Biomedical and Corrosion Inhibition Applications: A Review

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Graphene quantum dots (GQD) is an efficient nanomaterial composed of one or more layers of graphene with unique properties that combine both graphene and carbon dots (CDs). It can be synthesized using carbon-rich materials as precursors, such as graphite, macromolecules polysaccharides, and fullerene. This contribution emphasizes the utilization of GQD-based materials in the fields of sensing, bioimaging, energy storage, and corrosion inhibitors. Inspired by these numerous applications, various synthetic approaches have been developed to design and fabricate GQD, particularly bottom-up and top-down processes. In this context, the prime goal of this review is to emphasize possible eco-friendly and sustainable methodologies that have been successfully employed in the fabrication of GQDs. Furthermore, the fundamental and experimental aspects associated with GQDs such as possible mechanisms, the impact of size, surface alteration, and doping with other elements, together with their technological and industrial applications have been envisaged. Till now, understanding simple photo luminance (PL) operations in GQDs is very critical as well as there are various methods derived from the optical properties of manufactured GQDs can differ. Lack of determining exact size and morphology is highly required without loss of their optical features. Finally, GQDs are promising candidates in the after-mentioned application fields.

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“…Carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon nanofibres have recently attracted widespread research interest due to their resistive humidity sensing properties [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Carbon (nano)fibres are one-dimensional (1D) carbonaceous materials with a diameter in the range of 10 to 500 nm, and afford a high surface-to-volume ratio and advantageous electrical characteristics [ 10 , 11 ]. Compared to graphene and carbon nanotubes, carbon (nano)fibres are usually amorphous with randomly distributed graphite micro-crystallites and a distorted graphite layer.…”

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“…Compared to graphene and carbon nanotubes, carbon (nano)fibres are usually amorphous with randomly distributed graphite micro-crystallites and a distorted graphite layer. They contain many voids, allowing easy surface and structure modifications to create versatile materials with a wide range of functionalities and applications, such as sensors, energy storage, electronics, catalysts and separation membranes [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Our previous research results also suggest that the fibrous structure of nanofibres is beneficial for high performance humidity sensing [ 1 ].…”

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Rapid Fabrication of Renewable Carbon Fibres by Plasma Arc Discharge and Their Humidity Sensing Properties

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Submicron-sized carbon fibres have been attracting research interest due to their outstanding mechanical and electrical properties. However, the non-renewable resources and their complex fabrication processes limit the scalability and pose difficulties for the utilisation of these materials. Here, we investigate the use of plasma arc technology to convert renewable electrospun lignin fibres into a new kind of carbon fibre with a globular and porous microstructure. The influence of arc currents (up to 60 A) on the structural and morphological properties of as-prepared carbon fibres is discussed. Owing to the catalyst-free synthesis, high purity micro-structured carbon fibres with nanocrystalline graphitic domains are produced. Furthermore, the humidity sensing characteristics of the treated fibres at room temperature (23 °C) are demonstrated. Sensors produced from these carbon fibres exhibit good humidity response and repeatability in the range of 30% to 80% relative humidity (RH) and an excellent sensitivity (0.81/%RH) in the high RH regime (60–80%). These results demonstrate that the plasma arc technology has great potential for the development of sustainable, lignin-based carbon fibres for a broad range of application in electronics, sensors and energy storage.

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Production, structural design, functional control, and broad applications of carbon nanofiber-based nanomaterials: A comprehensive review

Cited by 178 publications

References 174 publications

Carbon nanofiber-based three-dimensional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications

Carbon nanofiber-based three-dimensional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications

Outstanding Graphene Quantum Dots from Carbon Source for Biomedical and Corrosion Inhibition Applications: A Review

Rapid Fabrication of Renewable Carbon Fibres by Plasma Arc Discharge and Their Humidity Sensing Properties

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