Carbon nanohorns grown from ruthenium nanoparticles
Junfeng Geng,Caterina Ducati,Douglas S. Shephard,Manish Chhowalla,Brian F. G. Johnson,John Robertson
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 04/19/2002 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B201182B
Abstract

A nanoscale ruthenium/gold bimetallic cluster of clusters has been used as a molecular precursor to produce pure ruthenium nanoparticles (seeds) as catalysts for the growth of carbon nanohorns (CNHs).

Graphical abstract: Carbon nanohorns grown from ruthenium nanoparticles