Use of Raman spectroscopy for determination effective heat treatment of carbon materials in high-temperature furnaces

Abstract

The aim of this work is to evaluate the use of Raman spectroscopy of carbon fibre-based (CF) reference samples for establishing the heat treatment temperature (HTT) in high-temperature (1000 – 3000 °C) furnaces used in production of a series of carbon materials. Based on obtained correlational relationships between Raman spectroscopy parameters and HTT, the use of the ID/IG parameter is suggested for obtaining the most exact and reproducible results. An experimental basis for the use of polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN) CF as reference specimens is provided. It is shown that for PAN-based CF samples treated in the high temperature interval (1000 – 3000 °С) the ID/IG parameter correlates well with X-Ray diffraction analysis parameters. A series of Raman spectroscopy of reference specimens potential uses the in determination of effective HTT of carbon materials in technological processes of production of carbon-carbon based composite materials, artificial graphites and PAN-based CF’s and in the determination of temperature fields of laboratory and industrial equipment for high-temperature treatment of carbon materials in the temperature interval 1000 – 3000 °C, specifically Tamman, vacuum electric resistance and Acheson furnaces, are examined.