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Formation of Shell‐Shaped Carbon Nanoparticles Above a Critical Laser Power in Irradiated Acetylene
Author(s) -
Choi M.,
Altman I. S.,
Kim Y.J.,
Pikhitsa P. V.,
Lee S.,
Park G.S.,
Jeong T.,
Yoo J.B.
Publication year - 2004
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/adma.200400179
Subject(s) - materials science , acetylene , nanoparticle , graphene , irradiation , shell (structure) , carbon fibers , laser , continuous wave , bent molecular geometry , carbon nanoparticles , infrared , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , optics , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering , composite number , nuclear physics , physics
A one‐step synthesis of onion‐like, shell‐shaped carbon nanoparticles (SCNPs) is reported. Exposure of an acetylene flow to a continuous‐wave infrared CO 2 laser produces SCNPs with continuous bent‐graphene layers in bulk quantity, but only above a threshold laser power.