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2008 , Vol. 23 >Issue 6: 1179 - 1183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1077.2008.01179

Research Paper

Morphology and Structure of Carbon Nanocoils Synthesized via the Flame Combustion of Ethanol

  • WANG Lan-Juan ,
  • LI Chun-Zhong ,
  • GU Feng ,
  • ZHOU Qiu-Ling
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  • 1. Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; 2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, China

Received date: 2007-12-26

  Revised date: 2008-03-04

  Online published: 2008-11-20

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Abstract

Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) were in situ synthesized by the flame combustion of ethanol using stannic chloride as catalyst precursor. The morphology and structure of CNCs were characterized by means of scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectrum. The coil diameter of the CNCs is calculated to be ca. 100nm and its fiber diameter is 50nm with a pitch of ca. 80nm. The CNC develops along the direction of growth and comprises carbon layers that are peripheral and circulate around the axes of the fiber, similar to a fishbone and the interlayer spacing between carbon sheets is ca. 0.34nm. High-resolution transmission electron micrograph (HRTEM) analyse reveals that the crystal face (101) of SnO2 is the most favored face for carbon precipitation and it is situated on the outer side of the CNCs, while crystal face (110) with the lowest carbon extrusion speed is situated on the inner side. The nonuniformity of the carbon extrusion speed at different crystal faces of the SnO2 grain leads to the helical growth of the coil.

Key words： carbon nanofiber; flame synthesis; coil; tin dioxide

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WANG Lan-Juan , LI Chun-Zhong , GU Feng , ZHOU Qiu-Ling . Morphology and Structure of Carbon Nanocoils Synthesized via the Flame Combustion of Ethanol[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2008 , 23(6) : 1179 -1183 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2008.01179

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