The X-ray, Raman and TEM Signatures of Cellulose-Derived Carbons Explained

Structural properties of carbonized cellulose were explored to conjugate the outcomes from various characterization techniques, namely X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. All these techniques have evidenced formation graphene stacks with a size distribution. Cellulose at 1000 1800 °C heating rate 2 °C/min showed meaningful differences in whereas XRD, not well pronounced, which implies that crystallite sizes calculated by each technique different significations. In XRD patterns, origin specific feature low scattering angle commonly reported literature but poorly explained so far, was identified. The approaches used this study congruous explaining observations made on cellulose-derived carbon samples. remnants basic structural unit (BSU) are developed during primary carbonization. Small graphene-based crystallites inherited BSUs, formerly carbonization, found coexist larger ones. Even if three give information average graphenic domains, they do see same characteristics domains; hence, identical, nor contradictory complementary. arguments work explain deduced signal obtained relate physics phenomena; quite general and, therefore, valid for all kind materials.