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Growth of Carbon Nanocoils by Porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 Catalyst and Its Buckypaper for High Efficient Adsorption

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0365-y
Yongpeng Zhao
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Jianzhen Wang
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Hui Huang
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Tianze Cong
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Shuaitao Yang
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Huan Chen
School of Microelectronics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Jiaqi Qin
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Muhammad Usman
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Zeng Fan
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Lujun Pan
School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Lujun Pan

lpan@dlut.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 23

Abstract

High-purity (99%) carbon nanocoils (CNCs) have been synthesized by using porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 catalyst. The yield of CNCs reaches 9,098% after a 6 h growth. This value is much higher than the previously reported data, indicating that this method is promising to synthesize high-purity CNCs on a large scale. It is considered that an appropriate proportion of Fe and Sn, proper particle size distribution, and a loose-porous aggregate structure of the catalyst are the key points to the high-purity growth of CNCs. Benefiting from the high-purity preparation, a CNC Buckypaper was successfully prepared and the electrical, mechanical, and electrochemical properties were investigated comprehensively. Furthermore, as one of the practical applications, the CNC Buckypaper was successfully utilized as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue dye from wastewater with an adsorption efficiency of 90.9%. This study provides a facile and economical route for preparing high-purity CNCs, which is suitable for large-quantity production. Furthermore, the fabrication of macroscopic CNC Buckypaper provides promising alternative of adsorbent or other practical applications.


Highlights:


1 High-purity (~ 99%) carbon nanocoils (CNCs) without the amorphous carbon layer were synthesized by using porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 catalyst.
2 The highest yield of the CNCs can reach ~ 9098% after a 6 h growth, which is much higher than those mentioned in previous reports.
3 A CNC Buckypaper was successfully prepared and utilized as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue dye with the adsorption efficiency of 90.9%.

Keywords

Carbon nanocoils Porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 Catalyst Buckypaper Methylene blue adsorption
Zhao, Yongpeng, Jianzhen Wang, Hui Huang, Tianze Cong, Shuaitao Yang, Huan Chen, Jiaqi Qin, Muhammad Usman, Zeng Fan, and Lujun Pan. 2020. “Growth of Carbon Nanocoils by Porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 Catalyst and Its Buckypaper for High Efficient Adsorption”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (January):23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0365-y.
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