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Evidence of Ostwald ripening during evolution of micro-scale solid carbon spheres
Heon Ham1, No-Hyung Park2, Sang Sub Kim3
1H&H Co. Ltd., Korea National University of Transportation, 50 Daehak-ro, Chungju-si, Chungbuk 330-702, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Ostwald ripening is an evolutionary mechanism that results in micro-scale carbon spheres from nano-scale spheres. Vapor-phase carbon elements from small carbon nanoparticles are transported to the surface of submicron-scale carbon spheres, eventually leading to their evolution to micro-scale spheres via well-known growth mechanisms, including the layer-by-layer, island, and mixed growth modes. The results obtained from this work will pave the way to the disclosure of the evolutionary mechanism of micro-scale carbon spheres and open a new avenue for practical applications.
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