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THE transition between the “random layer order”1 of amorphous carbons and the three-dimensional layer structure of graphite, first defined by the classical work of Franklin2, has stimulated interest in the preparation of perfectly crystalline graphites, especially by the thermal decomposition of gases. These carbonaceous products, however, begin to show a significant degree of three-dimensional layer ordering only at deposition temperatures of 2,000° C to 2,500° C (refs. 3–5). For pyrolytic carbons to possess structural properties comparable with those of natural graphite, it is necessary to carry out “stress recrystallization” at about 3,000° C under 400 atmospheres pressure, followed by annealing at 3,400° C (see ref. 6).
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ROBERTSON, S. Graphite Formation from Low Temperature Pyrolysis of Methane over some Transition Metal Surfaces. Nature 221, 1044–1046 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211044a0
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