Efficient generation of carbon radicals
A method for efficient decomposition of ethanol and controllable generation of carbon radicals and active species via nanosecond pulse bubble discharge in liquid ethanol, providing key precursors for carbon nanomaterial synthesis.
Li, Yuan · Shi, Yaxuan · Wang, Luning · Lei, Yuan · Yazhen, Wang · Zhang, Guanjun
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2024
Ethanol decomposition during discharge mainly via electron impact dissociation and Penning dissociation, e.g., C₂H₅OH + e → CH₂OH + CH₃ + e and C₂H₅OH + Ar* → CH₂OH + CH₃ + Ar
Density of some carbon radicals (CH and C) continues to increase due to neutral species reactions after discharge ceases