Term: gas-phase-grown carbon fibres
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02589

Definition:
Carbon fibres grown in an atmosphere of hydrocarbons with the aid of fine particulate solid catalysts such as iron or other transition metals and consisting of graphitizable carbon.

Note: Gas-phase-grown carbon fibres transform during @G02692@ into @G02686@. These show a very high degree of preferred orientation and are particularly suitable for intercalation treatments. The term 'vapour-grown carbon fibres' alternatively used in the literature is acceptable. The use of the term 'CVD fibres' is not recommended as an alternative for gas-phase-grown carbon fibres since the term 'CVD fibres' also describes fibres grown by a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) process on substrate fibres.

Related Terms:
1) graphitization heat treatment (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02692).
2) graphite fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02686).
3) carbon fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00831).
4) graphitizable carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02690).
5) hydrocarbons (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02889).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 490 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'gas-phase-grown carbon fibres' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02589

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