Abstract. Porous carbon nanofiber composites (NFCs) were prepared by electrospinning blended solutions of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). A PMHS concentration of 5 wt% was regarded as the optimum concentration to obtain fibers of a uniform size with a homogeneous dispersion of silica, the maximum specific surface area and the highest…
Abstract. A simple and scalable method is reported for fabricating a porosity-controlled carbon nanofibers with a skin–core texture by electrospinning a selected blend of polymer solutions. Simple thermal treatment of the electrospun nanofibers from solution blends of various compositions creates suitable ultramicropores on the surface of carbon nanofibers that can accommodate many ions, …