METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF METAL-SUPPORTING CARBON, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL COMPOSED OF FULLERENE MOLECULE AND FULLERENE NANOWHISKER/NANOFIBER NANOTUBE, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF FULLERENE MOLECULE AND FULLERENE NANOWHISKER/NANOFIBER NAN

摘要

Disclosed is a method for producing a metal-supporting carbon, which comprises applying a metal microparticle on the surface of carbon black in a thin fluid layer by a liquid phase reduction process, wherein the thin fluid layer is formed between a pair of treatment planes which are arranged opposed to each other in such a manner that the planes are movable close to and apart from each other and at least one of the planes can rotate relative to the other one. Also disclosed is a method for producing a crystal composed of a fullerene molecule and a fullerene nanowhisker/nanofiber nanotube, which is characterized by agitating and mixing a solution comprising a first solvent having fullerene dissolved therein with a second solvent in which fullerene has lower solubility than that in the first solvent in a thin fluid layer homogeneously, wherein the thin fluid layer is formed between a pair of treatment planes which are arranged opposed to each other in such a manner that the planes are movable close to and apart from each other and at least one of the planes can rotate relative to the other one.