Carbon tubes were prepared by Ni (or Ti) catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene. The catalytic effect of nanometer nickel powders is related to the reduction temperature in H2 atmosphere. Nanometer nickel powders reduced at...Carbon tubes were prepared by Ni (or Ti) catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene. The catalytic effect of nanometer nickel powders is related to the reduction temperature in H2 atmosphere. Nanometer nickel powders reduced at high temperature have a distinguished catalytic effect, and the yield of the carbon tubes is relatively high; but for the nickel powders reduced at low temperature, the yield of carbon tubes is low, and no tube can be formed. Carbon tubes can only be grown along the edges or on the tips of the Ni (or Ti) sheets reduced at about 770C. But if Ni (or Ti) sheets are etched in acid, at lot of carbon tubes with various forms can be formed on their surface. The structure and morphology of the carbon tubes is studied, and the growth thermodynamics for the straight, curved and helical carbon tubes are systematically investigated for the first time.展开更多
The spectra of Cm and Cm thin films over a wide energy range (0.6 to 6.5eV) are measured by transmission spectroscopy and photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS), and the optical absorption coefficients are obtaine...The spectra of Cm and Cm thin films over a wide energy range (0.6 to 6.5eV) are measured by transmission spectroscopy and photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS), and the optical absorption coefficients are obtained. The optical transitions for the Cm and Cw thin films are analyzed according to the molecular orbital model. The weak absorption spectra of the fullerenes are similar to that of amorphous silicon. The optical energy gaps are given by Tauc’s plots as 1.75 and 1.65eV for C60 and C70 thin films, respectively. The disorders in the fullerene films, which resulted in band-tail state or defect state, are indicated by Urbach edge and sub-gap absorption. It is the disorder that brought the difficulty in determination of the energy gap for fullerenes. The effects of the deflection medium and substrate on the weak absorption spectra of fullerene films are also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China.
文摘Carbon tubes were prepared by Ni (or Ti) catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene. The catalytic effect of nanometer nickel powders is related to the reduction temperature in H2 atmosphere. Nanometer nickel powders reduced at high temperature have a distinguished catalytic effect, and the yield of the carbon tubes is relatively high; but for the nickel powders reduced at low temperature, the yield of carbon tubes is low, and no tube can be formed. Carbon tubes can only be grown along the edges or on the tips of the Ni (or Ti) sheets reduced at about 770C. But if Ni (or Ti) sheets are etched in acid, at lot of carbon tubes with various forms can be formed on their surface. The structure and morphology of the carbon tubes is studied, and the growth thermodynamics for the straight, curved and helical carbon tubes are systematically investigated for the first time.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘The spectra of Cm and Cm thin films over a wide energy range (0.6 to 6.5eV) are measured by transmission spectroscopy and photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS), and the optical absorption coefficients are obtained. The optical transitions for the Cm and Cw thin films are analyzed according to the molecular orbital model. The weak absorption spectra of the fullerenes are similar to that of amorphous silicon. The optical energy gaps are given by Tauc’s plots as 1.75 and 1.65eV for C60 and C70 thin films, respectively. The disorders in the fullerene films, which resulted in band-tail state or defect state, are indicated by Urbach edge and sub-gap absorption. It is the disorder that brought the difficulty in determination of the energy gap for fullerenes. The effects of the deflection medium and substrate on the weak absorption spectra of fullerene films are also discussed.
