%0 Journal Article
%T Controlled Synthesis of Carbon Nanoparticles in a Supercritical Carbon Disulfide System
%A Zhengsong Lou
%A Hongying Huang
%A Min Li
%A Tongming Shang
%A Changle Chen
%J Materials
%D 2014
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ma7010097
%X Carbon nanoparticles with large surface areas were produced by the reduction of carbon disulfide with metallic lithium at 500 ˇăC. The carbon nanoparticles account for about 80% of the carbon product. The carbon nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy and N 2 physisorption. The results showed that carbon nanoparticles predominate in the product. The influence of experimental conditions was investigated, which indicated that temperature plays a crucial role in the formation of carbon nanoparticles. The possible formation mechanism of the carbon nanoparticles was discussed. This method provides a simple and efficient route to the synthesis of carbon nanoparticles.
%K carbon nanoparticles
%K chemical synthesis
%K Raman spectroscopy
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/1/97