[Study on the skin-core evolvement of carbon fibers as a function of heat treatment temperature by Raman spectroscopy].

The skin-core evolvement of the carbon fibers was studied as a function of heat-treatment temperature though the analysis of Raman spectroscopy of the carbon fibers surface and core. It was found that the change of the Raman spectra of the carbon fibers core was similar to that on the surface with the increase in heat-treatment temperature. At 1600 degrees C, the Rs and Rc values were almost equal, indicating that the degrees of the graphitization of the carbon fibers surface and core were almost uniform.

[Raman spectra of PAN-based carbon fibers during graphitization].

Laser Raman spectroscopy was employed to characterize the structure of PAN-based carbon fibers during graphitization (2 000-3 000 degrees C), and the spectra of the surface and the cross section of the fibers were compared. The results show that the Raman spectra of the fibers after graphitization can be separated as three bands (D, G and D'). The degree of disorder of the fibers can be measured by Raman spectra parameter, such as the full-widths at half maximum (FWHM) of D and G bands, Raman shift of G band, and the integrated intensity ratio in the form of R(I(D) I(G)).