An experiment was designed to prepare isotropic pyrocarbon by thermal gradient chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The deposition was performed under ambient atmosphere at 1400 ℃, with natural gas volume flow of 3.5...An experiment was designed to prepare isotropic pyrocarbon by thermal gradient chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The deposition was performed under ambient atmosphere at 1400 ℃, with natural gas volume flow of 3.5 m^3/h for 80 h. The results show that the thickness and the bulk density of the deposit are about 1.95 g/cm^3 and 10 mm, respectively. The microstructure of the deposit was examined by polarized light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, which shows that the deposit is constituted of sphere isotropic pyrocarbon, pebble pyrocarbon and laminar pyrocarbon.展开更多
Novel headstand pyrocarbon cones （HPCs） with hollow structure were developed on the surfaces of pyrocarbon layers of the carbon/carbon （C/C） composites at 650-750 °C by the electromagnetic-field-assisted chem...Novel headstand pyrocarbon cones （HPCs） with hollow structure were developed on the surfaces of pyrocarbon layers of the carbon/carbon （C/C） composites at 650-750 °C by the electromagnetic-field-assisted chemical vapor deposition in the absence of catalysts. The fine microstructures of the HPCs were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the textural features of the HPCs directly transfer from turbostratic structure in roots to a well-ordered high texture in stems. And the degree of high texture ordering decreases gradually from the stem to the tail of the HPCs. The formation mechanism of the HPCs was inferred as the comprehensive effect of polarization induction on electromagnetic fields and particle-filler property under disruptive discharge.展开更多
Using natural gas as carbon source, 2D needle felt as preform, 2D-C/C composites were prepared by thermal gradient chemical vapor infiltration. Their microstructures were observed under polarized light microscope （PL...Using natural gas as carbon source, 2D needle felt as preform, 2D-C/C composites were prepared by thermal gradient chemical vapor infiltration. Their microstructures were observed under polarized light microscope （PLM） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）, and the flexural behaviors before and after heat-treatment were studied with a universal mechanical testing machine. The fracture mechanism of the composites was discussed in detail. The results show that, carbon matrix exhibits pure smooth laminar （SL） characteristic including numerous wrinkled layered structures and some inter-laminar micro-cracks. With the decreasing density, the strength of the composites decreases and the toughness increases slightly; after 2500 °C heat-treatment, the inter-laminar micro-cracks in matrix increase, the strength decreases, and the toughness obviously increases. The fracture mode of the composites changes from brittle to pseudo-plastic characteristic due to more crack deflections in SL matrix.展开更多
The fabrication of a pyrocarbon coated carbon paper and its application to the gas diffusion lay(GDL) of proton exchange membrane(PEM) fuel cell were described.This carbon paper was fabricated by using conventional ca...The fabrication of a pyrocarbon coated carbon paper and its application to the gas diffusion lay(GDL) of proton exchange membrane(PEM) fuel cell were described.This carbon paper was fabricated by using conventional carbon paper as the precursor,and coating it with pyrocarbon by pyrolyzing propylene via the chemical vapor deposition(CVD) method.For comparison,conventional carbon paper composites were also prepared by using PAN-based carbon fiber felt as the precursor followed by impregnation with resin,molding and heat-treatment.SEM characterization indicates that pyrocarbon is uniformly deposited on the surface of the fiber in the pyrocarbon coated carbon paper and made the fibers of carbon felt bind more tightly.In contrast,there are cracks in matrix and debonding of fibers due to carbonization shrinkage in the conventional carbon paper.Property measurements show that the former has much better conductivity and gas permeability than the latter.In addition,current density-voltage performance tests also reveal that the pyrocarbon coating can improve the properties of carbon paper used for electrode materials of fuel cell.展开更多
Varying the flow rate of natural gas from 50 to 80 to 120 l/h, isotropic pyrocarbon produced by hot wall chemical vapor deposition at 1000 ℃ were examined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The X-ray data w...Varying the flow rate of natural gas from 50 to 80 to 120 l/h, isotropic pyrocarbon produced by hot wall chemical vapor deposition at 1000 ℃ were examined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The X-ray data were evaluated by Scherrer equation, and the intensity ratio of D to G band derived from Raman data was used to evaluate the lateral extension of isotropic pyrocarbon. The experimental results show that the d002-spacing of isotropic pyroearbon decreases from 0.3499 nm to 0.3451 nm, while the stack height increases from 6.5 to 8.4 nm with the increase of flow rate of natural gas. The intensity ratio of D to G band and lateral extension of isotropie pyrocarbon increases with natural gas flow rate increasing. After heat treatment, all the crystallite parameters （stack height, lateral extension, and d002-spacing） decrease, indicating the improvement of the arrangement of the basic structural units of isotropic pyrocarbon.展开更多
The hot wall reactor was used to deposit isotropic pyrocarbon. The density of the product was measured by Archimedes method. The fracture morphology and texture of the product were investigated by scanning electron mi...The hot wall reactor was used to deposit isotropic pyrocarbon. The density of the product was measured by Archimedes method. The fracture morphology and texture of the product were investigated by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. Raman spectroscopy was also applied to characterizing the structure of the product. The results show that the density of the product is about 1.31 g/cm^3. The pyrocarbon consists of granular particles with the size of about 1.5 μm under SEM images. Under TEM images, the pyrocarbon is composed of irregular grains and onion-like particles are also detected. The orientation angle （180 deg.） of pyrocarbon reveals its isotropic character. The ID/IG ratio in Raman spectrum is about 1.2, indicating the isotropic feature of the product qualitatively.展开更多
In order to improve the deposition rate and microstructure of pyrocarbon, nickel was introduced by electroplating on carbon fibers and used as a catalyst during the deposition of pyrocarbon at 1000 C using methane as ...In order to improve the deposition rate and microstructure of pyrocarbon, nickel was introduced by electroplating on carbon fibers and used as a catalyst during the deposition of pyrocarbon at 1000 C using methane as a precursor gas. The distribution of nickel catalyst and the microstructure of pyrocarbon were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy dispersive spectroscopy（EDS）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, and Raman micro-spectrometry. Results show that nano-sized nickel particles could be well distributed on carbon fibers and the pyrocarbon deposited catalytically had a smaller d002 value and a higher graphitization degree compared with that without catalyst. In addition, the deposition rate of pyrocarbon in each hour was measured.The deposition rate of pyrocarbon in the first hour was more than 10 times when carbon cloth substrates were doped with nickel catalysts as compared to the pure carbon cloths. The pyrocarbon gained by rapid deposition may include two parts, which are generation directly on the nickel catalyst and formation with the carbon nanofibers as crystal nucleus.展开更多
To investigate the microstructure and deposition mechanism of low-temperature isotropic pyrocarbon(LTIC),chemical vapour deposition was conducted in a steady-state fluidized bed using different propane concentrations ...To investigate the microstructure and deposition mechanism of low-temperature isotropic pyrocarbon(LTIC),chemical vapour deposition was conducted in a steady-state fluidized bed using different propane concentrations and deposition temperatures.The microstructure of LTIC obtained at different deposition conditions was characterized using scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that LTIC is composed of both globular-like and laminar structures.Increasing the deposition temperature is propitious for decreasing the nucleation barrier-forming pyrocarbon in vapour,causing the quantity of spherical particles with a smaller diameter to increase and the texture of the outer layer around carbon blacks inside the spherical particles to decrease gradually.Increasing the propane concentration also made the globular-like fracture morphology more obvious and caused the laminar structure to gradually disappear.Pyrocarbon formation is dominated by a surficial growth mechanism at lower propane concentrations,while gaseous nucleation mechanism is more dominant at higher propane concentrations.展开更多
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.90716024)the "111" Project (No. D08040)
文摘An experiment was designed to prepare isotropic pyrocarbon by thermal gradient chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The deposition was performed under ambient atmosphere at 1400 ℃, with natural gas volume flow of 3.5 m^3/h for 80 h. The results show that the thickness and the bulk density of the deposit are about 1.95 g/cm^3 and 10 mm, respectively. The microstructure of the deposit was examined by polarized light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, which shows that the deposit is constituted of sphere isotropic pyrocarbon, pebble pyrocarbon and laminar pyrocarbon.
基金Project (2011CB605801) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject (2011M500127) supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation+1 种基金Projects (50802115, 51102089) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Postdoctoral Fund of the Central South University, China
文摘Novel headstand pyrocarbon cones （HPCs） with hollow structure were developed on the surfaces of pyrocarbon layers of the carbon/carbon （C/C） composites at 650-750 °C by the electromagnetic-field-assisted chemical vapor deposition in the absence of catalysts. The fine microstructures of the HPCs were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the textural features of the HPCs directly transfer from turbostratic structure in roots to a well-ordered high texture in stems. And the degree of high texture ordering decreases gradually from the stem to the tail of the HPCs. The formation mechanism of the HPCs was inferred as the comprehensive effect of polarization induction on electromagnetic fields and particle-filler property under disruptive discharge.
基金Projects(51221001,51202193)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(B08040)supported by Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities,China
文摘Using natural gas as carbon source, 2D needle felt as preform, 2D-C/C composites were prepared by thermal gradient chemical vapor infiltration. Their microstructures were observed under polarized light microscope （PLM） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）, and the flexural behaviors before and after heat-treatment were studied with a universal mechanical testing machine. The fracture mechanism of the composites was discussed in detail. The results show that, carbon matrix exhibits pure smooth laminar （SL） characteristic including numerous wrinkled layered structures and some inter-laminar micro-cracks. With the decreasing density, the strength of the composites decreases and the toughness increases slightly; after 2500 °C heat-treatment, the inter-laminar micro-cracks in matrix increase, the strength decreases, and the toughness obviously increases. The fracture mode of the composites changes from brittle to pseudo-plastic characteristic due to more crack deflections in SL matrix.
基金Project(50772134) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2006CB600901) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘The fabrication of a pyrocarbon coated carbon paper and its application to the gas diffusion lay(GDL) of proton exchange membrane(PEM) fuel cell were described.This carbon paper was fabricated by using conventional carbon paper as the precursor,and coating it with pyrocarbon by pyrolyzing propylene via the chemical vapor deposition(CVD) method.For comparison,conventional carbon paper composites were also prepared by using PAN-based carbon fiber felt as the precursor followed by impregnation with resin,molding and heat-treatment.SEM characterization indicates that pyrocarbon is uniformly deposited on the surface of the fiber in the pyrocarbon coated carbon paper and made the fibers of carbon felt bind more tightly.In contrast,there are cracks in matrix and debonding of fibers due to carbonization shrinkage in the conventional carbon paper.Property measurements show that the former has much better conductivity and gas permeability than the latter.In addition,current density-voltage performance tests also reveal that the pyrocarbon coating can improve the properties of carbon paper used for electrode materials of fuel cell.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50832004 and 50972120)the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to University(No.B080404)
文摘Varying the flow rate of natural gas from 50 to 80 to 120 l/h, isotropic pyrocarbon produced by hot wall chemical vapor deposition at 1000 ℃ were examined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The X-ray data were evaluated by Scherrer equation, and the intensity ratio of D to G band derived from Raman data was used to evaluate the lateral extension of isotropic pyrocarbon. The experimental results show that the d002-spacing of isotropic pyroearbon decreases from 0.3499 nm to 0.3451 nm, while the stack height increases from 6.5 to 8.4 nm with the increase of flow rate of natural gas. The intensity ratio of D to G band and lateral extension of isotropie pyrocarbon increases with natural gas flow rate increasing. After heat treatment, all the crystallite parameters （stack height, lateral extension, and d002-spacing） decrease, indicating the improvement of the arrangement of the basic structural units of isotropic pyrocarbon.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.50832004 and 50972120the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to University under Grant No.D08040
文摘The hot wall reactor was used to deposit isotropic pyrocarbon. The density of the product was measured by Archimedes method. The fracture morphology and texture of the product were investigated by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. Raman spectroscopy was also applied to characterizing the structure of the product. The results show that the density of the product is about 1.31 g/cm^3. The pyrocarbon consists of granular particles with the size of about 1.5 μm under SEM images. Under TEM images, the pyrocarbon is composed of irregular grains and onion-like particles are also detected. The orientation angle （180 deg.） of pyrocarbon reveals its isotropic character. The ID/IG ratio in Raman spectrum is about 1.2, indicating the isotropic feature of the product qualitatively.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51202193 and 51221001)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.2013ZF53069)
文摘In order to improve the deposition rate and microstructure of pyrocarbon, nickel was introduced by electroplating on carbon fibers and used as a catalyst during the deposition of pyrocarbon at 1000 C using methane as a precursor gas. The distribution of nickel catalyst and the microstructure of pyrocarbon were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy dispersive spectroscopy（EDS）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, and Raman micro-spectrometry. Results show that nano-sized nickel particles could be well distributed on carbon fibers and the pyrocarbon deposited catalytically had a smaller d002 value and a higher graphitization degree compared with that without catalyst. In addition, the deposition rate of pyrocarbon in each hour was measured.The deposition rate of pyrocarbon in the first hour was more than 10 times when carbon cloth substrates were doped with nickel catalysts as compared to the pure carbon cloths. The pyrocarbon gained by rapid deposition may include two parts, which are generation directly on the nickel catalyst and formation with the carbon nanofibers as crystal nucleus.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,grant number:50975070grant sponsor:Zhejiang Provincial Science Foundation of China,grant number:LY12E05002
文摘To investigate the microstructure and deposition mechanism of low-temperature isotropic pyrocarbon(LTIC),chemical vapour deposition was conducted in a steady-state fluidized bed using different propane concentrations and deposition temperatures.The microstructure of LTIC obtained at different deposition conditions was characterized using scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that LTIC is composed of both globular-like and laminar structures.Increasing the deposition temperature is propitious for decreasing the nucleation barrier-forming pyrocarbon in vapour,causing the quantity of spherical particles with a smaller diameter to increase and the texture of the outer layer around carbon blacks inside the spherical particles to decrease gradually.Increasing the propane concentration also made the globular-like fracture morphology more obvious and caused the laminar structure to gradually disappear.Pyrocarbon formation is dominated by a surficial growth mechanism at lower propane concentrations,while gaseous nucleation mechanism is more dominant at higher propane concentrations.
