Abstract
The density profile of electrosynthesized polymeric layers on carbon fibers is obtained from gravimetric and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) data. The coating density ρ is found to decrease with increasing radial distance, r, subject to the power law ρ(r)∝1/√r. Based on a modified diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) model, it is shown that lattice Monte Carlo simulation of the coating process predicts the experimentally observed power law exponent.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2445-2447 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Engineering Science |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon fiber
- DLA
- Electropolymerization
- Polypyrrole
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering