A simple model describes the PDF of a non-graphitizing carbon

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2041-2048

  Smith, Michael A ^a   Foley, Henry C ^b   Lobo, Raul F ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Modeling; Neutron scattering; Non graphitizing carbon

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PYROLYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SCATTERING;

HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (HRTEM); NON-GRAPHITIZING CARBONS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (PDF);

CARBON;

EID: 3042777255     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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