CARBON NANOSPHERES AND TUBULES OBTAINED BY THE PYROLYSIS OF HYDROCARBONS

Authors
GOVINDARAJ A SEN R NAGARAJU BV RAO CNR
Citation
A. Govindaraj et al., CARBON NANOSPHERES AND TUBULES OBTAINED BY THE PYROLYSIS OF HYDROCARBONS, Philosophical magazine letters, 76(5), 1997, pp. 363-367
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Philosophical magazine letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500839
Volume
76
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
363 - 367
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0839(1997)76:5<363:CNATOB>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Monodispersed nanospheres of carbon are obtained by the pyrolysis of m ethane or benzene at high temperatures in the presence of hydrogen wit hout the use of any catalyst. Carbonization of these hydrocarbons over transition metal powders (for example Ni) or supported metal catalyst s, however, yields carbon nanotubes.