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A non-thermal plasma process for the gas phase synthesis of carbon nanoparticles
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Carbon . Aug2009, Vol. 47 Issue 10, p2310-2321. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: Plasma processes, mostly involving so-called “thermal” plasmas, have been exploited in many instances for the gas phase synthesis of carbon nanoparticles such as carbon black, fullerenes or carbon nanotubes. A non-thermal plasma process, based on low current–high voltage discharges, has been developed for the gas phase synthesis of carbon nanoparticles at atmospheric pressure. This process can produce a broad range of products such as furnace-type carbon blacks, acetylene-type carbon blacks, and nanoparticles with a peculiar morphology that we call “crumpled paper sheets”. The products were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and BET measurements. Some correlations between the operating conditions and the characteristics of carbon nanostructures highlight temperature as a key parameter for controlling the growth, formation, and type of the nanoparticles obtained. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00086223
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Carbon
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 42213817
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2009.04.003