Novel Mechanochemical Synthesis of Carbon Nanomaterials by a High-Speed Ball-Milling

Abstract:

A novel mechanochemical approach to produce sophisticated carbon nanomaterials is reported. It is demonstrated that carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes and carbon onions are synthesized by high-speed ball-milling of steel balls. It is considered that the gas-phase reaction takes place around the surface of steel balls under local high temperatures induced by the collision energy in ball-milling process, which results in phase separated unique carbon nanomaterials.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 284-286)
• Pages: 755-758
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.284-286.755
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Satoshi Ohara, Zhenquan Tan, Hiroya Abe
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Carbon Onions, High-Speed Ball-Milling, Phase Separation, Stainless Steel Balls

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