<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Micro- or nanoflowers are self-organized, planar or 3D microstructures similar to macroscopic flowers. The interest in microflowers has increased in recent years because of many potential applications of microflowers, due to their high specific surface area. The analysis of the morphology of carbon flower-like microstructures produced in low-current plasma, generated by high voltage electrical discharge in a mixture of cyclohexane with argon as the carrier gas has been presented in the paper. It was shown that various carbon microstructures, including microfibers and microflowers of different pattern, can be synthesized on the electrodes by the same plasma method, at various process parameters.</p></abstract>

Micro- or nanoflowers are self-organized, planar or 3D microstructures similar to macroscopic flowers. The interest in microflowers has increased in recent years because of many potential applications of microflowers, due to their high specific surface area. The analysis of the morphology of carbon flower-like microstructures produced in low-current plasma, generated by high voltage electrical discharge in a mixture of cyclohexane with argon as the carrier gas has been presented in the paper. It was shown that various carbon microstructures, including microfibers and microflowers of different pattern, can be synthesized on the electrodes by the same plasma method, at various process parameters.

Carbon microflowers

Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-952, Gdansk, Poland

Institute of Physics, Pomeranian Academy, Arciszewskiego 22B, 76-200, Słupsk, Poland

Institute of Biology and Environment Protection, Pomeranian Academy, Arciszewskiego 22B, 76-200, Słupsk, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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Micro- or nanoflowers are self-organized, planar or 3D microstructures similar to macroscopic flowers. The interest in microflowers has increased in recent...

Carbon microflowers

Publié en ligne: 16 juin 2012

Pages: 53 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0005-4

Mots clés
microflower, nanoflower, flower-like, plasma methods, carbon

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Carbon microflowers

Publié en ligne: 16 juin 2012

Pages: 53 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0005-4

Mots clésmicroflower, nanoflower, flower-like, plasma methods, carbon

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
microflower, nanoflower, flower-like, plasma methods, carbon