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Oxidation Mechanisms of Copper and Nickel Coated Carbon Fibers

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Differential-Thermal Analysis (DTA) and X-ray diffraction analysis were applied to determine the mechanisms of high-temperature oxidation of copper- and nickel-coated carbon fibers. Both kinds of coatings were deposited by electroless plating onto the fiber surface. The as-deposited copper film was crystalline, whereas the nickel coating consisted of an amorphous Ni–P alloy. Coated fibers were heated from room temperature to 900 °C in air at 10 °C min−1. For the copper coating, the main oxidation product formed at low temperatures was Cu2O, while at higher temperatures was CuO. The crystallization of Ni–P took place at 280–360 °C with the formation of Ni and Ni3P. The final compounds were NiO, Ni2P and Ni3(PO4)2. After complete oxidation of the carbon fibers, copper and nickel-oxidized microtubes were obtained. Besides, while copper reduced the temperature of the fiber oxidation, nickel coatings increased the minimum temperature needed for this reaction.

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The authors wish to thank both, the MEC for the financial support given to this work (Project MAT2004-06018) and the CAM (Project S-0505/MAT/0077).

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Sánchez, M., Rams, J. & Ureña, A. Oxidation Mechanisms of Copper and Nickel Coated Carbon Fibers. Oxid Met 69, 327–341 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-008-9100-7

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