title: Simple shape-controlled synthesis of carbon hollow structures.
abstract: This study reports a simple method for the controlled synthesis of uniformly shaped carbon hollow structures by an ethanol-assisted thermolysis of zinc acetate. The experimental evidence reveals that the generated zinc oxide nanostructures act as in-situ templates to form the carbon hollow structures. The morphologies, including the shell thickness, cavity size, and aspect ratio, can be controlled by the reaction time and the heating procedure, and hollow nanospheres, nanocapsules, nanorods, and microtubes can be obtained. Experimental results show that the as-synthesized carbon hollow structures exhibit excellent thermal and structural stability to temperatures as high as 1200 °C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanochemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Mingtao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yingliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wenqi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Dingsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D002254:Carbonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D019345:Zinc Acetate / Q000737:chemistry*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D000431:Ethanol; C036650:zinc carbonate; D019345:Zinc Acetate; D015034:Zinc Oxide