A novel method for the templated synthesis of homogeneous samples of hollow carbon nanospheres from cellulose chars.
A novel method for the production of homogeneous samples of hollow carbon nanospheres is reported from cellulose, an inexpensive and renewable precursor. The nanospheres are of diameter 50 nm, graphitic wall thickness 5-10 nm, and can easily be produced in several hundred milligram batches. The nanospheres are derived from the laser pyrolysis of a nickel chloride templated cellulose char via open Ni-core shells.
Herring
Andrew M
AM
Department of Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, USA. aherring@mines.edu
McKinnon
J Thomas
JT
McCloskey
Bryan D
BD
Filley
Jonathan
J
Gneshin
Keith W
KW
Pavelka
Ryan A
RA
Kleebe
Hans-Joachim
HJ
Aldrich
Darin J
DJ
D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C022838:nickel chloride; D009532:Nickel; D002482:Cellulose