Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1589878 | Micron | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In this work we report some new well-defined carbon nanostructures produced by direct chlorination of metallocenes (ferrocene and cobaltocene) and NbC, at temperatures from 100 to 900 °C. Thus, amorphous carbon nanotubes with variable dimensions depending on reaction temperature were produced from ferrocene. When cobaltocene is the carbon precursor the main product are solid amorphous nanospheres. The high refractory metal carbide NbC as carbon source favours the growth of nanospherical cabbage-like particles with a higher degree of graphene sheets order. Besides, NbC crystallites encapsulated in an amorphous carbon shell were also found at lower temperatures (T â¤Â 700 °C).
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Authors
David Ávila-Brande, Esteban Urones-Garrote, Nebil A. Katcho, Enrique Lomba, Adrián Gómez-Herrero, Ángel R. Landa-Cánovas, L. Carlos Otero-DÃaz,