UCLA chemists report new method for producing carbon nanoscrolls, an alternative to nanotubes.A room-temperature chemical method for producing a new form of carbon called carbon nanoscrolls.
Nanoscrolls are closely related to the carbon nanotubes.Nanoscrolls have significant advantages over them,which may have numerous industrial applications.Nanotubes are pure carbon sheets in a tubular form, capped at each end. Viculis and Mack's carbon nanoscrolls are also pure carbon but the sheets are curled up, without the caps on the ends, potentially allowing access to significant additional surface area. While nanotubes are normally made at high temperatures, nanoscrolls can be produced at room temperature.
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Nanoscrolls are closely related to the carbon nanotubes.Nanoscrolls have significant advantages over them,which may have numerous industrial applications.Nanotubes are pure carbon sheets in a tubular form, capped at each end. Viculis and Mack's carbon nanoscrolls are also pure carbon but the sheets are curled up, without the caps on the ends, potentially allowing access to significant additional surface area. While nanotubes are normally made at high temperatures, nanoscrolls can be produced at room temperature.
[Source :Scienceblog]
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