A NEW PHENOMENON INVOLVING THE FORMATION OF LIQUID MOBILE METAL-CARBON PARTICLES IN THE LOW-TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC GRAPHITIZATION OF AMORPHOUS-CARBON BY METALLIC FE, CO AND NI
Op. Krivoruchko et Vi. Zaikovskii, A NEW PHENOMENON INVOLVING THE FORMATION OF LIQUID MOBILE METAL-CARBON PARTICLES IN THE LOW-TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC GRAPHITIZATION OF AMORPHOUS-CARBON BY METALLIC FE, CO AND NI, Mendeleev communications (Print), (3), 1998, pp. 97-100
The reaction of Fe, Co and Ni with amorphous carbon and its catalytic
graphitisation at relatively low temperatures (600-700 degrees C) in v
acuo is accompanied by the formation of liquid mobile metal-carbon (M-
C) particles; the mechanism by which these particles are formed and ma
intained in the liquid state is suggested.