New organic precursors for carbon material : precursor development and carbonization process

• Main Author: Tay, Yu Shan
• Other Authors: Hu Xiao
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153306
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Carbon materials possess properties such as being light weight, having high strength, thermal and electrical conductivity etc. which made them highly sought after for many applications. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is one of the few organic precursors with a relatively high char yield and an organised st...