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2D SAXS/WAXD analysis of pan carbon fiber microstructure in organic/inorganic transformation

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Structure of PAN fibers during pre-oxidation and carbonization was studied using two dimensional small angle X-ray scattering/wide angle X-ray diffraction (2D SAXS/WAXD). The SAXS results show that during pre-oxidation between 180 °C and 275 °C, the volume content of microvoids increases with the temperature increasing, which may be one of reasons for the decrease of tensile strength of pre-oxidized fibers. 253 °C was the critical transition temperature, the length, diameter, aspect ratio and orientation distribution of microvoids increased with temperature before this temperature and decreased after this temperature. After the high temperature carbonization, lots of spindly microvoids formed. WAXD patterns demonstrate that the crystallite size of PAN fibers first increased before 230 °C and then decreased with the increase of temperature during the pre-oxidation. The diffraction peak of PAN fibers at 2θ ≈ 17° almost disappeared at the end of preoxidation while the diffraction peak of aromatic structure at 2θ ≈ 25° appeared at 253 °C. During carbonization, the peak intensity at 2θ ≈ 25° increased apparently due to the formation of graphite structure. The results obtained give a deep understanding of the microstructure development in the PAN fibers during pre-oxidation and carbonization, which is important for the preparation of high performance carbon fibers.

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  1. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Cai-zhen Zhu, Xiao-lan Yu, Xiao-fang Liu, Rui-gang Liu, Ning Zhao  (赵宁), Xiao-li Zhang & Jian Xu  (徐坚)

  2. ShenZhen Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    Cai-zhen Zhu

  3. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Yun-zen Mao

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The work was financially supported by Innovation Method Fund of China (2011IM030400), NSFC (No. 10835008), the Knowledge Innovation Project of CAS (No. KJCX2-YW-N39), 973 Program (No. 2011CB605604), the Opening Foundation of Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers (FP20120012), Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen University (Grant no. 201204) and the Shenzhen basic research project (JCYJ20120614085820810).

Invited paper dedicated to Professor Fosong Wang on the occasion of his 80th birthday

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Zhu, Cz., Yu, Xl., Liu, Xf. et al. 2D SAXS/WAXD analysis of pan carbon fiber microstructure in organic/inorganic transformation. Chin J Polym Sci 31, 823–832 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-013-1272-1

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