title: Seeded Synthesis of Monodisperse Core-Shell and Hollow Carbon Spheres.
abstract: Monodisperse carbon spheres between 500 and 900 nm are hydrothermally synthesized from glucose on polystyrene seeds. Control over temperature, time, glucose concentration, and seed size yields hybrid spheres without aggregation and no additional spheres population. Pyrolysis transforms the hybrid into hollow carbon spheres preserving monodispersity. This approach provides a basis for functional carbon spheres applicable in photonics and energy storage.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Luz Karime
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Gil-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química-Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Av. Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain.|Imdea Nanoscience, Faraday 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Juárez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cefe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López
keywords: carbon spheres; carbonaceous materials; hydrothermal synthesis; monodisperse microspheres; optical materials