Hollow carbon onions with larger lattice spacing obtained by chlorination of the ball-milled SiC

Jiang Xu, Ruijun Zhang, Jianxin Wang, Shanhai Ge, Fusheng Wen

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Abstract

Carbide-derived carbon (CDC) was prepared by the chlorination of the 10 h milled SiC powder at 800°C. The microstructure of the produced carbon was analyzed by High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscope. The results show that there exist a large number of hollow carbon onions in the resultant CDC. Interestingly, all of these hollow carbon onions possess larger lattice spacing. The formation of such carbon onions can be attributed to the existence of the Fe in the SiC grain boundaries. Furthermore, the possible mechanism for the formation of the hollow carbon onions with larger lattice spacing was discussed in this article.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)168-170
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume88
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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