A tubular furnace with an alumina tube was used for the oxidation of the carbon fibers to observe different weight loss behaviors via surface oxidation due to the different morphologies of the fibers. The electrical resistivity of the carbon fibers was measured using a Loresta GP resistivity meter (MCP-T610, Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Kanagawa, Japan) connected with a four-point-probe (MCP-TP03P, Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Kanagawa, Japan). The microstructural property was analyzed using Raman spectroscopy (LabRAM HR800, Horiba, Co., Kyoto, Japan) and XRD (X’pert pro Powder, Malvern PANalytical., Eindhoven, Netherlands). The samples were cut using a focused ion beam (FIB, JIB-4601F, JEOL, Co., Tokyo, Japan). In order to prepare the TEM sample, the carbon fibers were molded into an epoxy resin. Co., Suwon, Korea), XPS (PHI 5000 Versa Probes II, ULVAC-PHI, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan), and TEM (JEM-2010, JEOL, Co., Tokyo, Japan). The surface structure and functional groups of the fibers were analyzed using SEM (S-4700, Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan), AFM (XE-70, Park systems. The morphology change and surface properties of the CFs with addition of graphene were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) the thermal and electrical properties were also characterized. Various contents of graphene were added to the pitch during the synthesis step to observe the effects of graphene content on the morphology of the CFs. In this study, graphene-dispersed isotropic pitch was synthesized, and CF was prepared using it. However, the present works focus on the properties of graphene/polymer composite fibers or electrical properties of graphene/pitch based porous materials there has been no report on surface morphology change of graphene-dispersed isotropic pitch-based fiber. Such composites form different anisotropic structures depending on the content of graphene. have studied the co-carbonization behavior of petroleum pitch/graphene oxides. These composites exhibit a high specific capacitance, good rate performance, and excellent cycle stability due to the good electrical properties that result from the addition of the proper content of graphene. have made microporous carbon/graphene composites using coal tar pitch and graphene oxide via KOH activation. In the aspect of energy storage applications, He et al. These composite fibers usually exhibit enhanced mechanical, thermal, conductive, and antibacterial properties. have reviewed graphene/polymer composite fibers. From the point of view of mechanical applications, Ji et al. Recently, a variety of studies to combine graphene and other materials are underway in attempts to unlock synergetic effects of two materials. Graphene has become one of the most important nanomaterials, and many researchers have been continuing various studies using it in various fields. Isotropic pitch-based CFs are widely used for general performance applications because isotropic pitch is easy to spin, and its physicochemical properties can be easily controlled during the carbonization process. The pitch-based CFs can be further classified into two types: isotropic pitch and anisotropic (or mesophase) pitch. Commercial production has been achieved from only three kinds of precursors: PAN, rayon, and pitches. Carbon fiber is considered a useful reinforcement for composites due to its excellent properties, such as its high modulus, dimensional stability, and excellent thermal and electrical conductivities. Carbon fiber (CF) can be prepared from various precursors, such as gases (benzene, ethane, and methane ), polymers (cellulose (rayon), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyvinylchloride, and phenol resin ), and pitches (isotropic and mesophase pitch).
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Whereas in traditional Reformed theology providence functions within the framework of a qualitative difference between the two orders of God’s being and the order of creation, in Smith we encounter an ‘immanentized’ providentialism, in which these orders are collapsed into one. We will see that in the way Smith presents God’s care for the world, the concept of general providence has displaced traditional understandings of special providence. ![]() In this contribution we would like to advance the critical examination of Smith’s thought in theological perspective, taking as point of departure the recent interpretation of the ‘invisible hand’ offered by Oslington. With respect to the ‘invisible hand,’ for instance, Paul Oslington (2011) argued for a distinctively theological interpretation-and even defended the claim that the expression should be regarded as an instance of special providence in the economic realm. Significant and fruitful revisionist attempts have been made to recast the relationship between religion, theology and the sacred in different Enlightenment contexts (Stewart 2003 Ahnert 2014 Paganelli 2015 Sher 2015 Sytsma 2020), including the work of seminal figures such as Adam Smith (Cockfield et al. A broader and recent historiographical trend seeks to recontextualize the thinkers of the Enlightenment in religious and theological perspective (Viner 2015 Ahnert 2006 Haakonssen 2006 Sorkin 2008 Gillespie 2008 Burson 2010 Firestone and Jacobs 2012 Bulman and Ingram 2016 Lehner 2016 Muscolino 2016 McInelly and Kerry 2018). ![]() Many of these interpretations construe the invisible hand as a reference that moves from the sacred to the secular that is, it evokes images of the transcendent but ultimately makes no strong claims with regard to divine action (Kennedy 2016 Hengstmengel 2019, 164). Others have seen it as a central image referring to the self-regulation of the market (Grampp 2000 Aydinonat 2008). At various times it has been downplayed as a mere passing expression. The most famous phrase associated with Adam Smith (1723-1790) is undoubtedly that of the ‘invisible hand.’ It is a formula that has been addressed at great length in the scholarly literature and the significance of which has been much debated (Samuels 2009 2011). It is argued that an application of a particular version of the distinction between special and general providence to Smith’s thought obscures older classical theological categories and distinctions-most specifically the dialectic of divine power-and that a retrieval of these older categories provides a more helpful framework for contextualizing and understanding Smith’s own thought.Īdam Smith, providence, happiness, invisible hand, divine power, economic life This contribution advances a critical examination of Smith’s thought in theological perspective, with a point of departure in a recent interpretation of the ‘invisible hand.’ We show that the concept of general providence has displaced traditional understandings of special providence in the way Smith presents God’s care for the world. Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. |
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