The Effect of Molecular Weight on the Structure and Properties of PAN Precursor

Abstract:

The effect of molecular weight on the structure and properties of PAN precursor was studied by the combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), etc. With the molecular weight increasing, the grooves on the surface become deeper and rougher, the interlayer spacing and crystallite size increase, and the exothermic reaction occurred later. The strength and breaking extension of PAN precursors increase gradually with the molecular weight increasing. The effect of molecular weight is greater than the effect of surface defects on strength for PAN precursor of high molecular weight.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 781-784)
• Pages: 2609-2613
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.781-784.2609
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Xue Lin*, Cheng Guo Wang, Mei Jie Yu, Zhi Tao Lin
• Keywords: Molecular Weight, Polyacrylonitrile, Property, Structure

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