Strategies in Precursors and Post Treatments to Strengthen Carbon Nanofibers

Guofang Hu; Xiaohua Zhang; Xiaoyan Liu; Jianyong Yu; Bin Ding

doi:10.1007/s42765-020-00035-x

Advanced Fiber Materials ›› 2020, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (2) :46 -63. DOI: 10.1007/s42765-020-00035-x

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Strategies in Precursors and Post Treatments to Strengthen Carbon Nanofibers

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¹State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, 201620, Shanghai, China

²Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, 201620, Shanghai, China

^b zhangxh@dhu.edu.cn

^e binding@dhu.edu.cn

Guofang Hu

received her B.S. degree from Wuhan Textile University, China, in 2018. She is currently a master student in the College of Textiles in Donghua University. Her current research interests mainly focus on the electrospinning of carbon nanofibers and their mechanical properties.

Dr. Xiaohua Zhang

received his B.S and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Fudan University in 2000 and 2007, respectively. He is now a full Professor in Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology in Donghua University. His research areas include micro- and nano-mechanics, carbon nanotube assembly materials, and high performance fibers and composites.

Dr. Xiaoyan Liu

received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Xi’an Polytechnic University in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and Ph. D. degree from Donghua University in 2006. She is now a full professor in College of Textiles in Donghua University. Her research areas include functional and intelligent textile, high performance fibers, and development of textile testing instruments.

Dr. Jianyong Yu

received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in College of Textiles in Donghua University in 1985, 1988 and 1991, respectively. He is currently a full professor in Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology in Donghua University and an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. His research interests include natural and synthetic fibers, functional textile materials, textile composites, and industrial textiles.

Dr. Bin Ding

received his B.S. from Northeast Normal University, China, in 1998, and his M.S. from Chonbuk National University, Korea, in 2003. Afterward, he earned his Ph.D. degree from Keio University, Japan, in 2005. He is now a full professor in Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology in Donghua University. His research mainly focuses on filtration materials, waterproof and breathable fabrics, oil-water separation materials, flexible ceramic nanofibers, and nanofiber aerogels.

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The limited mechanical properties of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have become a severe problem hindering their wide range applications. The restricting issues are found in the whole fabrication process, including the precursor design, spinning and collection techniques, post treatments like stretching and aligning, and complicated thermal treatments involving stabilization and carbonization. Here we access the CNF development by focusing on the mechanical properties, and systematically discuss the strengthening strategies during the different fabrication stages.

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Guofang Hu, Xiaohua Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu, Jianyong Yu, Bin Ding. Strategies in Precursors and Post Treatments to Strengthen Carbon Nanofibers. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2020, 2(2): 46-63 DOI:10.1007/s42765-020-00035-x