Hierarchically structured carbon: Synthesis of carbon nanofibers nested inside or immobilized onto modified activated carbon

Abstract

(Chemical Equation Presented) Filling in the gaps of activated carbon by chemical vapor decomposition of ethylene results in hierarchically structured carbon with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) nested inside and immobilized on the surface (see picture). The adsorption experiments show that this nanostructuring of carbon creates novel functions on the surface of activated carbon. © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.