Abstract
Mechanical alloying was used to prepare molybdenum carbide. Microstructural characterization of samples was performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. Molybdenum carbide was heated at 800 °C for 15 min in order to produce carbon nanotubes. Nanoparticles of about 50-140 nm in diameter and nanotubes with diameters of about 70-260 nm and 0.18-0.3 μm in length were obtained after heating at 800 °C, by means of this process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 799-802 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 434-435 |
Issue number | SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 31 May 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbides
- Mechanical alloying
- Nanoparticles
- Nanotubes