Effect of oxidation temperature on Raman spectra of graphite samples

Abstract

The recent work investigates the relationship between the characteristics of the Raman spectra and the oxidation temperature of thermal-treated graphite samples in air at various temperatures ranging from 200°Cto 800 °C. Our findings indicate that thermal oxidation of graphite in air leads to the enhancement of the 2D vibration pattern while reducing the intensity of the D vibration pattern. Moreover, we report that chemical reduction begins at 550 °C. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that thermal oxidation causes a decrease in the disorder within the samples.