Published July 11, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

High permittivity from defective carbon-coated Cu nanocapsules

  • 1. State Key Laboratory for Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024 (China)

Description

Carbon-coated Cu [Cu(C)] nanocapsules were prepared by a DC arc discharge method in a methane (CH4) atmosphere, and characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning differential thermal analysis (SDTA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the as-made product consists of carbon-coated Cu nanocapsules and giant onion-like fullerenes (GOLFs) in the diameter range of 20-50 nm. The graphite outer shells effectively protect the Cu cores from environmental oxidation, and have a greater defect density in comparison with bulk graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Its relatively complex permittivity (εr = ε'+iε'') is also measured at 2-18 GHz. The values of ε' and ε'' reach 14.5 and 4.1, respectively, exhibiting excellent electromagnetic wave loss ability

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0957-4484/18/27/275701;
PII
S0957-4484(07)46460-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nanotechnology (Print)
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
27
Journal Page Range
p. 275701
ISSN
0957-4484