Markéta Davidová , Jonáš Tokarský , Lenka Kulhánková , Silvie Vallová , Lenka Řeháčková , Michal Ritz , Martin Kormunda
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Abstract
While carbonaceous structures formed by pyrolysis of macromolecular carbon sources with silicates are well described in the literature, information on the structure of carbons obtained in the similar way from low molecular weight (LMW) carbon sources is not sufficient. This study is therefore aimed at characterizing the material obtained by pyrolyzing (1300 °C; Ar atmosphere) montmorillonite containing ∼25–50 wt% LMW cations as a carbon source. Pyrolyzed samples contained ∼5–20 wt% carbon, and thermogravimetric and elemental analysis showed a higher yield for a higher original amount of the LMW carbon source. In addition to amorphous carbon, graphite was formed during pyrolysis, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The presence of graphene-based nanomaterial, specifically multi-layer graphene, was revealed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Electrical conductivity of the silicate/carbon material reached ∼35 S m−1. Raman spectra and TEM images are similar to those from studies describing the use of macromolecular carbon sources. LMW compounds are a sufficient source of carbon for the preparation of electrically conductive materials containing graphite and multi-layer graphene.
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The journal Carbon is an international multidisciplinary forum for communicating scientific advances in the field of carbon materials. It reports new findings related to the formation, structure, properties, behaviors, and technological applications of carbons. Carbons are a broad class of ordered or disordered solid phases composed primarily of elemental carbon, including but not limited to carbon black, carbon fibers and filaments, carbon nanotubes, diamond and diamond-like carbon, fullerenes, glassy carbon, graphite, graphene, graphene-oxide, porous carbons, pyrolytic carbon, and other sp2 and non-sp2 hybridized carbon systems. Carbon is the companion title to the open access journal Carbon Trends. Relevant application areas for carbon materials include biology and medicine, catalysis, electronic, optoelectronic, spintronic, high-frequency, and photonic devices, energy storage and conversion systems, environmental applications and water treatment, smart materials and systems, and structural and thermal applications.