Porous Carbon Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition on Copper Substrates

D. Mendoza

Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D. F., México.

DOI: 10.4236/msce.2015.38003                

Abstract

Amorphous porous carbon was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition on copper substrates. The average size of the pores is around 1.2 microns with some small pores decorating the big ones. Lamellar samples of this carbonaceous material can be separated from the copper support and may be useful as electrode due to its low electrical resistivity of the order of 0.4 Ωcm.

Keywords

Porous Carbon, Graphene-Like Materials, Conductive Electrodes, Chemical Vapor Deposition

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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