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A series of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) produced from organometallics co
mpounds such as Y(acac)(3) or Al(acac)(3)/pitch composites were characteriz
ed. The pore-size, surface stale and graphitic crystallite size were examin
ed by means of N-2 adsorption isotherm, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy an
d X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The presence of Y or Al increased the p
ore-size. Y(acac)(3)/pitch and Al(acac)(3)/pitch-based ACFs activated at 11
48 and 1173 K, respectively, had an appreciable amount of mesopores. The si
ze of the micrographites structure of the organometallics/pitch-based ACF c
omposites by XRD was slightly greater than that of the pitch-based ACF. Ar
ion etching using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that Y or Al atom
s are coated with carbon layers. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved.