“…Of these, glassy carbon (GC) exhibits an exceptional corrosion resistance which is of interest in many applications. GC is obtained by solid state pyrolysis of a phenol-containing resin, typically between 1500 and 2500 K. Although the actual structure of a GC sample depends on the resin precursor and the applied temperatures, several investigations have shown that GC consists of interlinked structurally disordered graphite fibrils, whose lengths and cross-sections are so small that GC can be classified as an amorphous solid [1][2][3]. The density of GC is rather small compared to the graphite density, 1.5 vs 2.25 g/cm 3 , due to closed voids of nm size in the material.…”