Titanium carbide (TiC)

• Content of carbon in stoichiometrical TiC is 19.5% (wt.).
• TiC crystal structure is cubic..

• Depending on synthesis parameters TiC yields carbon with amorphous to lamellar structure

• FIGURE. TEM picture of amorphous microporous SkeletonC from TiC	FIGURE. TEM picture of turbostratic SkeletonC from TiC

• TiC derived microporous SkeletonC is an excellent material for high-density carbon sheets.
• Pore size and pore size distribution of carbon can be tailored by varying the synthesis parameters.

• TABLE. Properties of selected porous SkeletonC materials from TiC

  C #	Precursor Carbide	BET [m2/g]	Vtot [cm3/g]	Relative pore volume		Density of carbon sheet [g/cm3]
  				Pore size <1.2nm	Pore size 1.2-2.0nm
  1	TiC	1400	0.70	54%	45%	0.70
  2	TiC	1500	0.78	46%	53%	0.65
  3	TiC	1600	0.79	43%	56%	0.60
  4	TiC	1900	1.03	10%	44%	0.55

FIGURE. Nanoscale modification of pore size in TiC origin SkeletonC materials.