Papers by Keyword: Carbon Nanocoil

Abstract: PtRu or Pt catalysts were supported on four types of carbon nanomaterials with different shapes, sizes, and graphitic and electrical properties, and their resulting catalytic activities were evaluated by electrochemical methods. The carbon nanomaterials used included two types of particles: Arc Black (AcB) and Vulcan XC-72R (Vulcan), and two types of nanofibers: carbon nanocoils (CNC) and VGCF-X. Pt and Ru were loaded onto the nanomaterials by a reduction method using sodium borohydride. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the PtRu catalyst particles to be 4–6 nm in diameters. The shifts in the Pt (111) XRD peaks of the catalysts on CNC and VGCF-X were larger than those on AcB and Vulcan, indicating a higher degree of alloying between Pt and Ru. The diameters of the CNC-supported Pt and PtRu catalyst particles had the narrowest distributions and were constant within the range of catalyst loadings investigated. Electrochemical studies of the catalysts during methanol oxidation were carried out using cyclic voltammetry. The catalyst particles supported on CNC and VGCF-X exhibited higher catalytic activity than those on AcB and Vulcan. The effect of the surface area of the carbon nanomaterials on the catalytic activity is discussed.

Abstract: In this paper, the novel structure of carbon nanocoils were synthesized successfully by catalytic thermal decomposition of acetylene in CVD reactor under inert atmospheric pressure. Fe as a catalyst coated alumina beads used as substrate , both were placed inside a cylindrical shape stainless steel mesh SSC and located at the mid of CVD reactor. Preliminary study of application of prepared carbon nanocoil in synthesis of photodiode showed that the photodiode has a good rectification and the forward current obeys to tunneling-recombination model.

Abstract: Laser driven mass transportation on a single carbon nanocoil (CNC) has been investigated, by regulating the controlling current and the laser focus position. It is found that a paraffin microsphere on a single CNC can be removed by the irradiation of an infrared laser beam on the CNC body near themicrosphere. This phenomenon is explained by a thermal driven forceresulted by a temperature gradient along the CNC around the irradiation spot wherethe laser energy is transformed into thermal energy.

Abstract: We present the synthesis of carbon nanocoils using the chemical vapor deposition technique with metal catalysts on silicon substrates. The optimum synthesis conditions and coil geometry are summarized. The coils have distribution of the outside diameter of 300 nm to 1200 nm, wire diameter of 150 nm to 400 nm and the pitch of the coil of 150 nm to 1200 nm. Applications of the developed carbon nanocoils can be electro-mechanical sensing and the electro-magnetic insulation.

Abstract: The carbon microcoils and carbon nanocoils were prepared by the catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene under the Ni and/or Fe-containing catalysts, and the growth pattern, morphology and growth mechanism of the carbon coils were examined in detail. The inner coil diameter of carbon microcoils are of several µm and coil gap from zero to several µm. The inner coil diameter of carbon nanocoils are from zero to several ten nm and coil gap from zero to several nm. The carbon microcoils are generally of double helix coils such as DNA while carbon nanocoils were single helix coils such as α-helix proteins, with spring-like or twisted forms. A catalyst grain was usually observed on the tip of carbon coil. The carbon nanocoils are almost amorphous and can be graphitized by the high temperature heat-treatment.