Low substrate temperature synthesis of carbon nanowalls by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

In this paper, we report the synthesis of two-dimensional wall like carbon nanostructures (i.e. carbon nanowalls) by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of ethanol and fullerene mixture. At higher temperature carbon nanofibers were formed on the substrate placed at the center of the reactor tube, whereas carbon nanowalls were observed on the substrate placed downstream of the tube below 100 degrees C. Spaces between the nanowalls changed with distance of the substrates from the furnace. Qualitative analysis of materials was performed using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.