Polymer–metal complexes as a catalyst for the growth of carbon nanostructures

Abstract: A universal technique is developed to coat uniform layer of catalyst on any targeted substrate. The technique is based on a novel concept of catalyst deposition by using polymer–metal complexes in the form of invertible polymeric nanostructures through molecular self-assembly. Growth of carbon nanofibres on carbon microfibres was demonstrated to show this technique. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]