In this article, we demonstrate that carbon nanostructures could be synthesized on the Ni-plated YG6 (WC-6 wt% Co) hardmetal substrate by a simple ethanol diffusion flame method. The morphologies and microstructures of the Ni-plated layer and the carbon nanostructures were examined by various techniques including scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. The growth mechanism of such carbon nanostructures is discussed. This work may provide a strategy to improve the performance of hardmetal products and thus to widen their potential applications. © 2011 Zhu et al.
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Zhu, H., Kuang, T., Zhu, B., Lei, S., Liu, Z., & Ringer, S. P. (2011). Flame synthesis of carbon nanostructures on ni-plated hardmetal substrates. Nanoscale Research Letters, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-6-331
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