title: A novel method for the templated synthesis of homogeneous samples of hollow carbon nanospheres from cellulose chars.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, USA. aherring@mines.edu
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: J Thomas
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Bryan D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filley
authors.forename: Keith W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Gneshin
authors.forename: Ryan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pavelka
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kleebe
authors.forename: Darin J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Aldrich
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C022838:nickel chloride; D009532:Nickel; D002482:Cellulose