Large-scale and controllable synthesis of metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers and nanocoils over water-soluble Na2CO3

Qian Ding, Xueyin Song, Xiujuan Yao, Xiaosi Qi, Chak Tong Au, Wei Zhong*, Youwei Du

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Abstract

Using acetylene as carbon source, ammonia as nitrogen source, and Na2CO3 powder as catalyst, we synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (N-CNFs) and carbon nanocoils (N-CNCs) selectively at 450 °C and 500 °C, respectively. The water-soluble Na2CO3 is removed through simple washing with water and the nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials can be collected in high purity. The approach is simple, inexpensive, and environment benign; it can be used for controlled production of N-CNFs or N-CNCs. We report the role of catalyst, the effect of pyrolysis temperature, and the photoluminescence properties of the asharvested N-CNFs and N-CNCs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number545
JournalNanoscale Research Letters
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics

User-Defined Keywords

  • Carbon materials
  • Chemical vapor deposition
  • Nitrogen-doped
  • Water-soluble

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