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The Formation of Carbon‐Coated MgO Cubes and Carbon Cubes
Author(s) -
Motiei M.,
CalderonMoreno J.,
Gedanken A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(20020816)14:16<1169::aid-adma1169>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon fibers , cube (algebra) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , composite number , geometry , engineering , mathematics
MgO cubes coated by graphitic carbon are formed in addition to multiwalled carbon nanotubes after reaction of Mo(CO) 6 with Mg at 900 °C. The edges of these cubes are 500–600 nm in length and in some cases the MgO inside the cube can be dissolved to leave carbon cubes as the sole product. The Figure shows an area rich with nanocubes in the product after HCl treatment.