Gupta, Bipin Kumar and Srivastava, O. N. (2008) High yield synthesis and characterization of graphitic carbon nanofibers by spray pyrolysis. New Carbon Materials, 23 (2). pp. 116-120. ISSN 1872-5805

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Abstract

Gram-scale (>1g) synthesis and characterization of graphitic/carbon nanofibers (GNFs) is described. The GNFs were grown by the spray pyrolysis of benzene and characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission/scanning electron microscopy. The optimum growth conditions for a high yield of GNFs were found to be a spray nozzle diameter (inner diameter) of ~0.52 mm, a flow rate of benzene solution of ~ 5 mL/min, a reaction temperature of ~750 °C, and a flow rate of hydrogen, as carrier gas, of ~1500 mL/min. The typical length and diameter were ~60 μm and ~250 nm, respectively. Most of the GNFs exhibited coiled/helical-like fibers. The yield of GNFs in the spray pyrolysis growth mode was found to be of the order of 1.45 g per run.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to M/s Elsevier B.V.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carbon nanofibers; Graphitic carbon; XRD; TEM; SEM
Subjects:	Chemistry Physics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Ms Neetu Chandra
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2015 06:28
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2015 06:28
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1064

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