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Fabrication, Densification, and Replica Molding of 3D Carbon Nanotube Microstructures
Published on: July 2, 2012
High aspect ratio nanoscale multifunctional materials derived from hollow carbon nanofiber by polymer insertion and
Beena K Balan1, Vinayak S Kale, Pradnya P Aher
1Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India.
Abstract:
A novel high aspect ratio material which can simultaneously display multiple functions such as proton and electron conductivity and electrocatalytic activity has been developed by incorporating both platinum nanoparticles and phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole along the inner and outer surfaces of a hollow carbon nanofiber.

