SYNTHESIS OF FULLERENES VIA THE THERMAL PLASMA DISSOCIATION OF HYDROCARBONS

Authors
ALEXAKIS T TSANTRIZOS PG TSANTRIZOS YS MEUNIER JL
Citation
T. Alexakis et al., SYNTHESIS OF FULLERENES VIA THE THERMAL PLASMA DISSOCIATION OF HYDROCARBONS, Applied physics letters, 70(16), 1997, pp. 2102-2104
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
70
Issue
16
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2102 - 2104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1997)70:16<2102:SOFVTT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A thermal plasma process is described for the synthesis of fullerenes via the dissociation of hydrocarbons. The plasma reactor is equipped w ith a nontransferred de plasma torch which was used to dissociate hydr ocarbons. The hydrocarbons investigated include CH4, C2H2, CBrF3, CCl2 F2, and C2Cl4. The best results are obtained with C2Cl4. The collectio n temperature of the fullerene soot in the process was found to play a critical role in the collection rate of fullerenes. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.