A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials
Materials made of carbon that can be synthesised and characterised at the nano level have become a mainstay in the nanotechnology arena. These carbon materials can have a remarkable range of morphologies. They can have structures that are either hollow or filled and can take many shapes, as evidence...
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| author | Neil Coville Sabelo Mhlanga Edward Nxumalo Ahmed Shaikjee |
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| description | Materials made of carbon that can be synthesised and characterised at the nano level have become a mainstay in the nanotechnology arena. These carbon materials can have a remarkable range of morphologies. They can have structures that are either hollow or filled and can take many shapes, as evidenced by the well-documented families of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. However, these are but two of the shapes that carbon can form at the nano level. In this review we outline the types of shaped carbons that can be produced by simple synthetic procedures, focusing on spheres, tubes or fibres, and helices. Their mechanisms of formation and uses are also described. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d2d00415e14440aab7249858212b8bc2022-12-21T21:32:23ZengAcademy of Science of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Science1996-74892011-03-011073/4A review of shaped carbon nanomaterialsNeil Coville0Sabelo Mhlanga1Edward Nxumalo2Ahmed Shaikjee3University of the WitwatersrandUniversity of the WitwatersrandUniversity of the WitwatersrandUniversity of the WitwatersrandMaterials made of carbon that can be synthesised and characterised at the nano level have become a mainstay in the nanotechnology arena. These carbon materials can have a remarkable range of morphologies. They can have structures that are either hollow or filled and can take many shapes, as evidenced by the well-documented families of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. However, these are but two of the shapes that carbon can form at the nano level. In this review we outline the types of shaped carbons that can be produced by simple synthetic procedures, focusing on spheres, tubes or fibres, and helices. Their mechanisms of formation and uses are also described.http://192.168.0.108/index.php/sajs/article/view/9863carbon nanotubescarbon spherescarbon helicesgraphenecarbon fibres |
| spellingShingle | Neil Coville Sabelo Mhlanga Edward Nxumalo Ahmed Shaikjee A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials South African Journal of Science carbon nanotubes carbon spheres carbon helices graphene carbon fibres |
| title | A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| title_full | A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| title_fullStr | A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| title_short | A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| title_sort | review of shaped carbon nanomaterials |
| topic | carbon nanotubes carbon spheres carbon helices graphene carbon fibres |
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