Graphitization heat treatment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013138",
  "term": "Graphitization heat treatment",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A high-temperature thermal process applied to carbon materials to induce the formation of graphitic structures. This treatment involves heating the material to temperatures above 2000 °C, often under inert atmosphere or vacuum. The process causes the disordered carbon atoms to rearrange into ordered hexagonal layers characteristic of graphite, increasing electrical conductivity and thermal stability.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "crystallinity",
    "graphitic carbon",
    "graphitization",
    "non-graphitic carbon",
    "transformation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 493 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/graphitization-heat-treatment/"
}