Study on the Local Structure of PAN-Based Carbon Fiber Using Radial Distribution Function Based on XRD

The local structure evolution of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers during pre-oxidation and carbonization was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and radial distribution function (RDF). The nearest inter-chains distance of PAN is 6.88 Å, which is close to the diameter of the “rigid rod” model proposed by Warner. The third neighbor distances of carbon fibers are greater than that of graphite, indicating the planar six-member rings are absent in the carbon fibers from 500 to 1250°C. The structure of fibers transforms from long-range order to long-range disorder during the pre-oxidation process, then transforms from short-range order to long-range order during the carbonization process.

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