Synthesis and characterization of glassy carbon nanowires

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The advent of carbon-based micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems has revived the interest in glassy carbon, whose properties are relatively unknown at lower dimensions. In this paper, electrical conductivity of individual glassy carbon nanowires was measured as a function of microstructure (controlled by heat treatment temperature) and ambient temperature. The semiconducting nanowires with average diameter of 150nm were synthesized from polyfurfuryl alcohol precursors and characterized using transmission electron and Raman microscopy. DC electrical measurements made at 90K to 450K show very strong dependence of temperature, following mixed modes of activation energy and hopping-based conduction. Copyright © 2011 C. M. Lentz et al.

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Lentz, C. M., Haque, M. A., Foley, H. C., & Samuel, B. A. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of glassy carbon nanowires. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/129298

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