Abstract
Nanocrystalline Mo2C powders were successfully synthesized at 500 °C by reacting molybdenum chloride (MoCl5) with C (graphite or carbon nanotube) in metallic sodium medium. X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS) and surface area analyzer (BET method) were used to characterize the samples. Experiments reveal that the carbon source used for the carbide synthesis has a great effect on the particle size and the surface area of the samples. When micro-sized graphite was used as C source the obtained nanocrystalline Mo2C powder consists of particles of 30∼100 nm, with a surface area of 2.311 m2/g. When carbon nanotubes were used as C source, the as-synthesized Mo2C sample is composed of particles of 20∼50 nm, with a surface area of 23.458 m2/g, which is an order of magnitude larger than that of the carbide prepared from the graphite.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 29-32 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 179 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan |
Keywords
- Chemical synthesis
- Molybdenum carbide
- Nanoparticle
- Surface area
- Transmission electron microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry