Published April 15, 2009
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Journal article
Fabrication of mesoporous and high specific surface area lanthanum carbide-carbon nanotube composites
Creators
- 1. Universita di Padova, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova (Italy)
- 2. INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, V.le dell'Universita 2, 35020 Legnaro (PD) (Italy)
- 3. Universita di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova (Italy)
- 4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)
Description
Mesoporous lanthanum carbide-carbon nanotube composites were produced by means of carbothermal reaction of lanthanum oxide, graphite and multi-walled carbon nanotube mixtures under high vacuum. Residual gas analysis revealed the higher reactivity of lanthanum oxide towards carbon nanotubes compared to graphite. After sintering, the composites revealed a specific surface area increasing with the amount of carbon nanotubes introduced. The meso-porosity of carbon nanotubes was maintained after thermal treatment.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.035Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.035;
- PII
- S0022-3115(09)00019-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Journal Volume
- 385
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 582-590
- ISSN
- 0022-3115
- CODEN
- JNUMAM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41059192
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- AUGMENTATION; GAS ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; HEAT TREATMENTS; LANTHANUM CARBIDES; LANTHANUM OXIDES; MIXTURES; NANOTUBES; POROSITY; REACTIVITY; SINTERING; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBIDES; CARBON; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; FABRICATION; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.