Abstract
Very regular single-helix carbon microcoils of outer coil diameter 1–;3 μm, inner coil diameter 0.5–;2 μm, and coil pitch 1–;2 μm were prepared by the WS2-catalyzed pyrolysis of acetylene in the presence of thiophene impurity. The effects of reaction temperature and thiophene gas flow rate on the growth of single-helix carbon microcoils and the morphology were examined in detail. The optimum reaction temperature was 780°C, and optimum gas flow rate of thiophene, acetylene, hydrogen and argon for obtaining regular single-helix carbon coils with a constant coil diameter were 0.2, 40, 90, and 30 sccm, respectively. The formation mechanism of the single-helix carbon microcoils is discussed.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call