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Fig. 8.4 Characterization of CNTs and nanoparticles produced by the molten salt method. a XRD
analysis of the post-electrolysis material taken before washing treatment as well as the carbon
product obtained after the washing and drying treatment; b SEM microstructure of the electrolytic
carbon product, and c HRTEM micrograph of the carbon product showing the presence of single
crystals surrounded by graphite layers. Some of the crystals are indicated by arrows, reproduced
from Ref. [39], copyright 2019, with permission from RSC Publishing; d a selected area diffraction
pattern and the corresponding dark-field micrograph obtained from the diffraction spots. The spots
and rings are indexed as the diffraction signals of Li 2 CO 3 single crystals and crystalline graphitic
carbon, respectively; e HRTEM micrograph of the wall of a MWCNT. The arrows point to the
Li 2 CO 3 nanocrystals located between the graphitic layers, reproduced from Refs. [37, 38], copyright
2019, with permission from Elsevier
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Fig. 8.4 Characterization of CNTs and nanoparticles produced by the molten salt method. a XRD
analysis of the post-electrolysis material taken before washing treatment as well as the carbon
product obtained after the washing and drying treatment; b SEM microstructure of the electrolytic
carbon product, and c HRTEM micrograph of the carbon product showing the presence of single
crystals surrounded by graphite layers. Some of the crystals are indicated by arrows, reproduced
from Ref. [39], copyright 2019, with permission from RSC Publishing; d a selected area diffraction
pattern and the corresponding dark-field micrograph obtained from the diffraction spots. The spots
and rings are indexed as the diffraction signals of Li 2 CO 3 single crystals and crystalline graphitic
carbon, respectively; e HRTEM micrograph of the wall of a MWCNT. The arrows point to the
Li 2 CO 3 nanocrystals located between the graphitic layers, reproduced from Refs. [37, 38], copyright
2019, with permission from Elsevier