This work is a preliminary study to investigate the growth of carbon nanofibres (CNFs) on monolayer graphene. The growth of CNFs on graphene has been performed by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) using ferrocene as the catalyst precursor and acetone as the carbon source. Ferrocene in acetone is introduced to the system via spray coating onto the substrate. Graphene film used in this study is grown on nickel (Ni) thin film, which is confirmed to be monolayer. Aligned CNTs are unintentionally obtained, however only at the graphene/Ni thin film edges.
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