Fabrication of carbon nanomaterial from charcoal

Authors

Jasper Feraer Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Lance Tan Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Alvin Ladines Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Ronald De Los Reyes Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Gil Nonato C. Santos Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Nikko Quevada Chemistry Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Reuben Quiroga Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila

Abstract

In this study, a simple Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) process we call Horizontal Vapor Phase Growth (HVPG) Method was used to grow carbon nanomaterial from activated carbon powder (charcoal). Scanning Electron Microscopy revealed that the carbon nanomaterial grew under high vacuum conditions (≈10^-6 Torr) with a growth temperature of 1200°C for 6 hours. Energy Dispersive X-ray revealed the elemental composition of the nanomaterial as Carbon (35.3%); Oxygen (61.69%), with a minimal trace of Calcium (3.01%) suggesting a nominal contaminant has occurred during the synthesis process. The as-grown product has a width of 50 nm and length of 50 μm.

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Issue

2008: Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2008-PA-46

Section

Poster Session A (Materials, Optical, and Plasma Physics)

Published

2008-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

J Feraer, L Tan, A Ladines, R De Los Reyes, GNC Santos, N Quevada, and R Quiroga, Fabrication of carbon nanomaterial from charcoal, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 26, SPP-2008-PA-46 (2008). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2008-PA-46.