Journal
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Volume 130, Issue 1-3, Pages 21-25Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.10.007
Keywords
Nanostructure; Size-characterization; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Raman; X-ray diffraction
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Two kinds of microporous activated nanostructured carbons were studied by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and electrical conductivity measurement. They have different specific surface areas: 1500 m(2)/g (AC I) and 2500 m(2)/g (AC II). From X-ray diffraction analysis the average values of the nanodomain sizes of the AC I and AC II carbon particles are 1.7 nm and 1.5 nm, respectively. The Raman spectra and conductivity measurements have consistently confirmed the gradation of the crystallite sizes. It was observed also that the EPR spectra shapes and their temperature evolution between 300 K and 4 K were depending on the types of carbon sample. Room temperature spectra show dissimilar line-widths Delta B = 0.5 mT and 1.6 mT for AC I and AC II, respectively. The AC I carbon EPR spectra show: (a) a broadening at the beginning of the cooling process, similar to the EPR behavior of graphite and, subsequently, (b) a quick narrowing below 130 K. For the super-activated carbon (AC II), a monotonic narrowing process is observed on decreasing the temperature. These different behaviors were attributed to the size effect of graphenes in both activated carbons. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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