Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanospheres from hydrocarbon soot Subject The topic of the resource Carbon nanosphere; Microraman spectroscopy; Nanocrystalline structure Description An account of the resource Foreseeing the upcoming era of the carbon nanomaterials and their revolutionary applications, we have identified and explored the structural parameters of five effective precursors of the same-carbon black, soot obtained by the thermal decomposition of kerosene, diesel, paraffin wax and lubricant oil. Micro-Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy, Electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and elemental analysis are employed for the structural and morphological characterization of the nanomaterials formed. The average lateral size (La), stacking height (Lc) and interlayer spacing (d002) of the crystallite structures calculated from the X-ray intensities are found to be ranging from 4.3-5.9 nm, 0.63-2.40 nm and 3.10- 3.68 respectively. La values determined by Raman and XRD analysis are in very good agreement thereby reinforcing the nanocrystalline structure of the samples. The very low I20/I26 ratio obtained reveals a relatively low amount of disorder in the nanostructures. Nanomaterials formed have the morphology of non-uniform nanospheres with diameter varying between 26-100 nm. EDS and elemental analysis confirms the absence of metal impurities. FTIR spectra of the samples shows the presence of stretching vibrations of -OH bonds, aliphatic -CH, -CH2 and -CH3 absorptions, C=C and -CH absorptions of aromatic structures. 2012 by ESG. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mohan A.N.; Manoj B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Electrochemical Science, Vol-7, No. 10, pp. 9537-9549. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Electrochemical Science Group Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/s1452-3981(23)16217-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/s1452-3981(23)16217-1</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872874186&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fs1452-3981%2823%2916217-1&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=23abf4e56d50f25de2c1e7d3726dc0ee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872874186&amp;doi=10.1016%2fs1452-3981%2823%2916217-1&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=23abf4e56d50f25de2c1e7d3726dc0ee</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14523981 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mohan A.N., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Manoj B., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India