The production of carbon nanospheres by the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile

L. C. Yang, Y. Shi, Q. S. Gao, B. Wang, Y. P. Wu, Y. Tang

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Abstract

A low-cost and practical route is described to prepare carbon nanospheres (CNSs) by the pyrolysis of nanospherical polyacrylonitrile (PAN). By coating with a layer of titanium phosphate, PAN particles were effectively protected from aggregation in the pyrolysis process, allowing CNSs with an average size of 50 nm to be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1816-1818
Number of pages3
JournalCarbon
Volume46
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008
Externally publishedYes

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