Apparatus and method for manufacturing nano carbon

A nanocarbon production apparatus comprising:

• a target holding unit that holds a graphite target having a cylindrical shape and rotates said graphite target around a central axis;
• a light source for irradiating a surface of said graphite target with light;
• a surface processing unit for flattening the surface of said graphite target irradiated with light;
• and
• a collecting unit for collecting carbon vapor evaporated from said graphite target by irradiation with light, as nanocarbon.

A nanocarbon production apparatus comprising:

• a target holding unit that holds a graphite target having a flat plate shape and rotates said graphite target by 180 degrees in a normal line direction of a surface;
• a light source for irradiating a surface of said graphite target with light;
• a surface processing unit for flattening the surface of said graphite target irradiated with light;
• and
• a collecting unit for collecting carbon vapor evaporated from said graphite target by irradiation with light, as nanocarbon.

A nanocarbon production method comprising:

• irradiating a surface of a graphite target having a flat plate shape with light and collecting carbon vapor evaporated from said graphite target as nanocarbon;
• flattening said surface of said graphite target irradiated with light after said graphite target irradiated with light is rotated by 180 degrees in a normal line direction of said surface;
• and
• irradiating said flattened surface with light again and collecting carbon vapor evaporated from said graphite target as nanocarbon.