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Hollow graphitic carbon nanospheres: synthesis and properties

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Hollow-graphitized carbon nanospheres (CNS), also known as nanocapsules (CNC), with inner diameter of 20–50 nm and shell thickness of 10–15 nm were synthesized from resorcinol (R) and formaldehyde (F) polymerized in the presence of an iron polymeric complex (IPC). IPC acts as a dispersant for the formation of uniform R–F–Fe carbon precursor and provides iron catalyst/template for the formation of CNS. The uniform and narrow particle size (<3 nm) of the IPC ensures reproducible synthesis of uniform final products with unique properties. The morphology and structure properties of the CNS have been characterized in detail. CNS is as a promising material for replacing carbon black in high-performance and weight-sensitive applications or for replacing CNT in cost-sensitive applications.

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Acknowledgements

X-ray Crystallography of the iron precursor crystals was carried out at Hunter College of the City University of New York. The authors thank Dr. Louis J. Todaro for collecting the crystal data and solving the crystal structure. The authors are grateful to Sumitomo Chemical Company for the financial support. The authors thank Dr. Qinghai Gao for good discussions on this project, and the authors thank Mr. Henry Song, Dr. Xiaolan Tang, and Dr. Sun-Hwa Yeon for BET surface area and TGA measurements. The authors thank Dr. Martin Fransson who assisted in the TEM, Raman Spectroscopy, and XRD measurements.

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  1. R&D Center of Headwaters Technology Innovation LLC, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA

    Cheng Zhang, Gaurang Bhargava, Michael D. Elwell, Sukesh Parasher & Bing Zhou

  2. Penn Regional Nanotechnology Facility, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Douglas Yates

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering and A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Isabel Knoke, Ioannis Neitzel & Yury Gogotsi

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Zhang, C., Bhargava, G., Elwell, M.D. et al. Hollow graphitic carbon nanospheres: synthesis and properties. J Mater Sci 49, 1947–1956 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7796-5

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