Abstract
AbstractThe results of measurements of the optical absorption spectra, IR absorption spectra, thermogravimetric analysis, and elementary analysis of pyrolyzed polyacrilonitrile are presented as a function of the pyrolysis temperature Tp and of the duration of pyrolysis. At Tp ∼ 200°C, an intermediate phase was discovered, containing conjugated CN sequences and a completely unreacted carbon backbone. The optical absorption data imply that the resulting polymer is a semiconductor with a delocalized π‐electron system and an energy gap Eg ⋍ 2.5 eV. For Tp > 260°C, the weight loss rapidly increases, and the absorption edge gradually broadens and shifts to lower energies. The resulting polymer (after higher‐temperature pyrolysis) contains CN and CCC conjugation sequences, but appears to be a complex structure consisting of a mixture of different chemical species.
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