Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanospheres obtained by microwave radiation

Juan Manuel Mora Hernandez, Carmen Magdalena Reza San German, Lucia Diaz Barriga Arceo, Liliana Zarazua Villalobos, Miriam Estrada Flores

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Abstract

Carbon microparticles mixed with 10 wt.% zinc oxide microparticles were irradiated with microwaves in a vacuum. Characterization was made by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The micrographs showed that a morphological transformation occurred with the formation of carbon structures in the shape of micrometric spheres. High resolution transmission electron microscopy showed that for a reaction time of 3.5 min, carbon nanospheres were obtained with an average diameter less than 35 nm with zinc oxide nanoparticles of 4 nm diameter inside them.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-174
Number of pages7
JournalCarbon
Volume54
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013

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