Carbon nanoring and method for preparing the same
US8834982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/21
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a carbon nanoring and a method for preparing the same. The carbon nanoring according to the present invention is composed of monolayered or multilayered coaxial carbon rings, wherein the carbon ring has a structure similar to that of a closed ring system formed by graphite sheet being rolled, and each of an axial dimension and a radial dimension of the carbon nanoring is nanoscale with the axial dimension being smaller than the radial dimension. The invention further provides a method for preparing the above carbon nanoring including calcinating in an inert atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere a layered double hydroxides obtained by intercalating a long-chain alkyl anion and a carbon source molecule, growing a carbon nanoring within a confined region between layers under the catalysis of the metal element in layers, and removing the metal and the metal oxide by dissolving in an acid to obtain the carbon nanoring. By using this method, the carbon nanoring can be effectively controlled in terms of the axial dimension, the radial dimension, and the number of layers of the carbon ring thereof. The carbon nanoring provided by the present invention has the nano-ri…
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