FORMATION OF CARBON NANOCAPSULES WITH SIC NANOPARTICLES PREPARED BY POLYMER PYROLYSIS

Carbon nanocapsules with SiC nanoparticles were produced by thermal de composition of polyvinyl alcohol with SiC clusters at 500 degrees C in Ar gas atmosphere. High-resolution electron microscopy also showed th e formation of carbon hollow structures such as nanoparticles, polyhed ra, and clusters. The present work indicates that the pyrolysis of pol ymer materials with clusters is a useful fabrication method for the ma ss-production of carbon nanocapsules at low temperatures compared to t he ordinary are discharge method.