Journal
CARBON
Volume 50, Issue 12, Pages 4388-4400Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.015
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- Agence Nationale de la Recherche through the PyroMaN project [ANR-2010-BLAN-929]
- Institut Carnot Materials and systems Institute of Bordeaux (MIB)
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We report on atomistic models of laminar pyrocarbons constructed using a combination of 2D high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) lattice fringe image analysis, 3D image synthesis and atomistic simulated annealing. In a first step, the effectiveness of the method and the convergence of the models with respect to the quench rate are checked on small systems. Then, the nanostructural features of large fully carbonaceous atomistic models obtained from the HRTEM images of a rough laminar pyrocarbon, as-prepared and after partial graphitization, are discussed. Both models show a very pronounced sp(2) character (>= 97%), essentially made of hexagonal rings (>= 88%) and pentagonal and heptagonal rings in similar amounts (approximate to 6%). The latter mostly form pentagon-heptagon pairs or networks of line defects between misoriented hexagonal domains. Numerous pairs of screw dislocations, connecting different graphene domains, are also observed while edge dislocations with unsaturated carbon atoms are almost absent. The models are validated with respect to experimental pair distribution functions, showing excellent agreement. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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