Thermal treatment effect on the microstructure, turbostraticity, and surface of reticulated vitreous carbon analyzed by xps, Raman scattering, and cyclic voltammetry

摘要

The structural and surface properties of reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) were discussed as a function of its heat treatment temperature (HTT), for samples produced in the range from 700 to 2000 ?oC, using the furfuryl precursor resin. The samples were analyzed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, first and second order Raman scattering as well as electrochemical response. Exploring the material turbostraticity concept, the interdependence between the RVC chemical surface variation and its defects were demonstrated. The influence of heteroatom presence was discussed in the material ordering for HTT lower than 1300 ?oC while the graphitization process evolution was also pointed out for HTT higher than 1500 ?oC.