Formation of highly oriented graphite from poly(acrylonitrile) prepared between the lamellae of montmorillonite

Naohiro Sonobe, Takashi Kyotani, Yoshihiro Hishiyama, Minoru Shiraishi, Akira Tomita

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    Abstract

    An attempt was made to prepare a carbon sample having a highly oriented structure from poly(acrylonitrile) by using a two-dimensional opening between the lamellae of montmorillonite as the field of carbonization. The carbon prepared at 700°C was liberated from montmorillonite and then it was subjected to heat treatment at various temperatures up to 2800°C. The characteristics of the resulting carbon were determined by microscopic, diffractometric, spectroscopic, and magnetoresistance methods. The graphitizability of the carbon is very high, and the carbon heat-treated at 2800°C has almost the same characteristics as the ideal graphite crystal. It consists of graphitic films with Lc value of about 40 nm and very large La value of more than 1 μm in many cases.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7029-7034
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of physical chemistry
    Volume92
    Issue number24
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1988 Jan 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Engineering(all)
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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