Controllable synthesis and purification of carbon nanofibers and nanocoils over water-soluble NaNO3

Xiaosi Qi; Qian Ding; Wei Zhong; Chak Tong AU; Youwei Du

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.009

Controllable synthesis and purification of carbon nanofibers and nanocoils over water-soluble NaNO₃

Xiaosi Qi, Qian Ding, Wei Zhong^*, Chak Tong AU, Youwei Du

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In order to avoid the complicated purification process of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) and obtain high-purity CNMs, NaNO₃ powder was used as catalyst for the synthesis of CNM. By controlling the decomposition temperature (400 and 450 °C), liner carbon nanofibers and helical carbon nanofibers can be selectively synthesized. Because of the used catalyst is water-soluble, it can be removed easily from the products by water washing and high-purity CNMs can be obtained undamaged. It is worth pointing out that the use of water-soluble salts as catalyst is new and the approach bypasses the scabrous problems related to CNM purification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-385
Number of pages	3
Journal	Carbon
Volume	56
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.009
Publication status	Published - May 2013

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