Topography, structure, and formation kinetic mechanism of carbon deposited onto nickel in the temperature range from 400 to 850℃

Zhi-yuan Chen; Liu-zhen Bian; Li-jun Wang; Zi-you Yu; Hai-lei Zhao; Fu-shen Li; Kuo-chih Chou

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Zhi-yuan Chen, Liu-zhen Bian, Li-jun Wang, Zi-you Yu, Hai-lei Zhao, Fu-shen Li, and Kuo-chih Chou, Topography, structure, and formation kinetic mechanism of carbon deposited onto nickel in the temperature range from 400 to 850℃, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 5, pp. 574-583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1439-9

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Zhi-yuan Chen, Liu-zhen Bian, Li-jun Wang, Zi-you Yu, Hai-lei Zhao, Fu-shen Li, and Kuo-chih Chou, Topography, structure, and formation kinetic mechanism of carbon deposited onto nickel in the temperature range from 400 to 850℃, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 5, pp. 574-583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1439-9

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Topography, structure, and formation kinetic mechanism of carbon deposited onto nickel in the temperature range from 400 to 850℃

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Li-jun Wang E-mail: lijunwang@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 12 September 2016; Revised: 14 December 2016; Accepted: 16 December 2016

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The carbon deposition behavior on nickel particles was observed within the temperature range from 400 to 800℃ in a pure methane atmosphere. The topography, properties, and molecular structure of the deposited carbon were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) technology, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy. The deposited carbon is present in the form of a film at 400-450℃, as fibers at 500-600℃, and as particles at 650-800℃. In addition, the structure of the deposited carbon becomes more ordered at higher temperatures because both the TPO peak temperature of deposited carbon and the Raman shift of the G band increase with the increase in experimental temperature, whereas the intensity ratio between the D bands and the G band decreases. An interesting observation is that the carbon deposition rate is suppressed in the medium-temperature range (M-T range) and the corresponding kinetic mechanism changes. Correspondingly, the FWHM of the G and D1 bands in the Raman spectrum reaches a maximum and the intensities of the D2, D3, and D4 bands decrease to low limits in the M-T range. These results indicate that carbon structure parameters exhibit two different tendencies with respect to varying temperature. Both of the two group parameters change dramatically as a peak function with increasing reaction temperature within the M-T range.
- nickel;
- carbon deposition;
- kinetic mechanisms;
- solid oxide fuel cells

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