TITLE:
Carbon Material with Fibonacci Parastichy Structure
AUTHORS:
Aohan Wang, Hiromasa Goto
KEYWORDS:
Romanesco broccoli, Fibonacci Parastichy Structure, Three-Dimensional Carbon Material
JOURNAL NAME:
Soft,
Vol.5 No.1,
February
4,
2017
ABSTRACT: The curd
of Romanesco broccoli was carbonized at 900°C under
argon atmosphere in a gold furnace chamber. The carbonization afforded a carbon
material with a fine logarithmic spiral on the surface, resembling the
Fibonacci parastichy structure of the Romanesco broccoli
flower bud. The carbonized “flower bud” structure was observed under scanning
electron microscopy. Infrared absorption spectra and X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy measurements confirmed the chemical structure and component of the
carbon material.