Fluorinated graphite fibers and method of manufacturing them.

摘要

Fluorinated graphite fibers comprising an intercalated compound of graphite fibers having a three-dimensional crystal structure in which carbon hexagonal network faces are substantially in parallel with the axis of fibers and oriented in a coaxial manner and fluorine, wherein the length of repeating periods in the direction of C-axis of the crystals coexist within a range from 5 to 24 ANGSTROM . The fluorinated carbon fibers are manufactured by graphitizing gas phase-grown carbon fibers obtained by thermally decomposing a hydrocarbon compound in a non-oxidative atmosphere under the presence of a catalyst supported on a substrate or bringing ultra-fine metal particles catalyst suspended in a high temperature zone into contact with a hydrocarbon compound, thereby obtaining graphite fibers having a three-dimensional crystal structure in which the carbon hexagonal network faces are substantially in parallel with the axis of fibers and oriented in a coaxial manner and then bringing them into contact with fluorine.