NITROGEN-CONTAINING CARBON MATERIAL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD

• Main Authors: KO KOKIN, ATA MASAFUMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.01.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT THEREOF; METALLURGY; NANOSTRUCTURES FORMED BY MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS,MOLECULES, OR LIMITED COLLECTIONS OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES ASDISCRETE UNITS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nitrogen-containing carbon material which can be easily manufactured, has a new structure capable of replacing a capsule body and is applicable to a wide range of use, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: The nitrogen-containing carbon material has a structure where nitrogen atom, its ion or its radical structure is added to at least a part of a globular carbon molecule at the inside or the outside of the spherical structure of the globular carbon molecule represented by Cn (wherein n is an integer capable of geometrically forming a globular compound) or a plurality of the globular carbon molecules are combined each other through nitrogen atom, its ion or its radical structure. The method of manufacturing the nitrogen-containing carbon material comprises a process where nitrogen molecule is plasma-excited by a high-frequency plasma in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere to form nitrogen atom radical or its ion, a process where the globular carbon molecule is vaporized, and a process where the nitrogen atom radical or its ion is reacted with the globular carbon molecule. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI