Graphitization-induced microstructural changes in tetrahydrofuran-derived pyrolytic carbon spheres

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2198-2203

  Zhang, Bin ^a,b   Bai, Shuo ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a   Cai, Qing Kui ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON SPHERES; GRAPHENE LAYERS; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33845671635     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0292     Document Type: Article

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