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microscopic images of carbon nanofibers

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High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows the tip of the resulting carbon nanofiber (left) on the iron-cobalt/cerium oxide (FeCo/CeO2) thermocatalyst. Scientists mapped the structure and chemical composition of newly formed carbon nanofibers (right) using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), high-angle annular dark field (HAADF) imaging, and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) (scale bar represents 8 nanometers). The images show that the nanofibers are made of carbon (C), and reveal that the catalytic metals, iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co), are pushed away from the catalytic surface and accumulate at the tip of the nanofiber.

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