Issue 11, 2013

Nanoporous carbons with a 3D nanonetwork-interconnected 2D ordered mesoporous structure for rapid mass transport

Abstract

A novel type of nanoporous carbon with a 3D nanonetwork-interconnected 2D ordered mesoporous structure is successfully fabricated based on the self-assembly of triblock copolymer F127 and phenolformaldehyde resol among the nanonetwork from tetraethyl orthosilicate. The as-constructed nanoporous carbons have two unique nanostructure advantages: (1) different from common solid framework for nanonetwork-structured carbons, their carbon framework is made of 2D ordered hexagonal mesopores; (2) unlike isolated mesopores for conventional ordered mesoporous carbons, their neighboring ordered mesopores are interconnected by 3D network-like mesopores. Such a well-defined carbon nanostructure is favorable for fast mass transport, mainly because it can make full use of both the 2D ordered mesoporous structure and the 3D interconnected nanonetwork. The as-prepared nanoporous carbons exhibit great potential as adsorbents toward organic vapor and as electrodes for supercapacitors.

Graphical abstract: Nanoporous carbons with a 3D nanonetwork-interconnected 2D ordered mesoporous structure for rapid mass transport

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Nov 2012
Accepted
23 Jan 2013
First published
23 Jan 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3768-3773

Nanoporous carbons with a 3D nanonetwork-interconnected 2D ordered mesoporous structure for rapid mass transport

Y. Liang, Z. Li, R. Fu and D. Wu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 3768 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01307C

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