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Trapping Metallic Liquid Mercury in a Carbon Shell by the Decomposition of Dimethyl Mercury
Author(s) -
Gedanken A.,
Luvchik E.,
CalderonMoreno J. M.,
Veglio N.,
Tamarit J. L. I.
Publication year - 2008
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.200701980
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , materials science , thermal decomposition , metal , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , composite number , chemical engineering , trapping , glassy carbon , thermal stability , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , electrode , transmission electron microscopy , computer science , cyclic voltammetry , ecology , engineering , biology , programming language
An efficient single‐step synthesis of mercury droplets covered with a carbon shell by the thermolysis of dimethyl mercury under its autogenic pressure is described. This is a unique case in which a liquid metal is trapped inside a nano‐ and micrometer size carbon capsule. The air‐stability and the characterization by XRD, TEM, DSC, HRSEM, and HRTEM of this composite are reported.