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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2015-03-01

Journal: CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION

Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume: 21

Issue: 1-3

Page Number: 78-83

ISSN: 0948-1907

Key Words: Carbon microcoils; Carbon nanocoils; Catalyst precursor; Growth mechanism; NiSO4

Abstract: A mixture of carbon micro-and nanocoils (CMCs/CNCs) is synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene at 650 degrees C using NiSO4 as the catalyst precursor. The morphology of the grown product is analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experimental results indicate that, in general, the CMCs are in double-helical form, while most of the grown CNCs are in twisted single-helical form. The coil diameters of CMCs and CNCs are approximately 4 to 10mm and 300 to 400 nm, respectively. Raman spectra indicate that the real active catalyst precursor for growing CMCs/CNCs is NiSO4, while NiO is not an effective catalyst precursor for synthesizing CMCs or CNCs.