Structural studies of carbon prepared by electrochemical reduction of polytetrafluoroethylene
β Scribed by Z. Pelzbauer; J. Baldrian; J. Jansta; F.P. Dousek
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 714 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
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β¦ Synopsis
The methods of electron microscopy and X-ray scattering were used in the investigation of the structure of carbon JADO, prepared by the electrochemical reduction of polytetrafhroroethylene, and of the intermediate system C-LiF. The carbon JAW was found to be nongraphitic with a typical nodular morphology. The structure parameters as assessed by both methods were in good agreement and suggested that the carbon ordering in polytetrafluoroethylene did not change substantially during the reduction. The obtained results explained also the abnormally high specific surface area of the carbon. The electrochemical reaction allowed to decompose a bulk polymer into lamellae and to make visible its nodular morphology.
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A mixture of carbon and lithium fluoride dispersed on a molecular scale was prepared at a temperature of 100Β°C by corrosion of polytetrafluoroethylene using lithium amalgam. The corrosion mechanism was found to be electrochemical. Very highly dispersed amorphous carbon having a specific surface area
XPS spectra of reaction products of polyttetrafluoroethylene) with lithium amalgam were studied. The primary reaction product is a mixture of LiF and elementary carbon in the sp-state in a molar ratio of ?: I. This carbon is very reactive, among others also with respect to air oxidation at room temp