Synthesis of hollow carbon nanospheres through a ZnSe nanoparticle template route

In this paper, we report on the synthesis of hollow carbon nanospheres through a ZnSe nanoparticle template route. During the experimental process, carbon encapsulated ZnSe nanoparticles were synthesized by non-catalytic one-step thermal evaporation method. The structural characterizations reveal that formation of the carbon hollow spheres involves a thermal conversion process. This synthetic strategy might exploit a favorable route to synthesize carbon encapsulated semiconductor nanostructures and hollow nanostructures, which are potentially important for novel nano-science and technology. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.