Formation of nanostructures on the cathode in an electric arc discharge

Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructures Using Arc Discharge in the Liquid Phase

“…In our synthesis experiments, distilled water without any admixtures and other inclusions was used as the medium, which enabled us to obtain pure carbon nanomaterials. In plasma-chemical reactions, the distilled water acts as a cooling element preventing undesirable coagulation processes in the synthesized products, as a dielectric medium preventing leakage currents and formation of sediments on the cathode and as an inert medium not taking part in chemical reactions with the synthesized products [2].…”