Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Monolith for Alkaline Supercapacitors and Understanding Nitrogen‐Induced Redox Transitions

A nitrogen‐doped porous carbon monolith was synthesized as a pseudo‐capacitive electrode for use in alkaline supercapacitors. Ammonia‐assisted carbonization was used to dope the surface with nitrogen heteroatoms in a way that replaced carbon atoms but kept the oxygen content constant. Ammonia treatment expanded the micropore size‐distributions and increased the specific surface area from 383 m² g^?1 to 679 m² g^?1. The nitrogen‐containing porous carbon material showed a higher capacitance (246 F g^?1) in comparison with the nitrogen‐free one (186 F g^?1). Ex situ electrochemical spectroscopy was used to investigate the evolution of the nitrogen‐containing functional groups on the surface of the N‐doped carbon electrodes in a three‐electrode cell. In addition, first‐principles calculations were explored regarding the electronic structures of different nitrogen groups to determine their relative redox potentials. We proposed possible redox reaction pathways based on the calculated redox affinity of different groups and surface analysis, which involved the reversible attachment/detachment of hydroxy groups between pyridone and pyridine. The oxidation of nitrogen atoms in pyridine was also suggested as a possible reaction pathway.     

氮掺杂多壁纳米碳管的合成和定量表征

 采用化学气相沉积法制备了 N 掺杂多壁纳米碳管, 并运用透射电子显微镜、N2 物理吸附、热重-差示扫描量热、程序升温氧化和 X 射线光电子能谱等手段对样品进行了表征. 结果表明, 纯化处理的纳米碳管表面 N 含量为 4.2%, 其中包括吡啶、己内酰胺、氧化吡啶、吡啶酮和吡咯等含氮官能团. 研究了各种含氮官能团燃烧的动力学行为. N 原子掺杂进入碳管的石墨结构中, 提高了表面碱性, 有可能用于催化与能源转化领域. 另外, 本文提供了一种可用于场发射器件的杯状闭合结构纳米碳合成方法.     

Tailoring microporosity and nitrogen content in carbons for achieving high uptake of CO2 at ambient conditions

A series of nitrogen-containing carbon spheres (CS) was prepared using the modified Stöber method. These CS were synthesized by using resorcinol and formaldehyde as carbon precursors, melamine as nitrogen precursor and ammonia as a polymerization reaction catalyst. Hydrothermal treatment followed by activation of these polymer spheres resulted in highly porous nitrogen-containing CS. Elemental analysis and N₂ adsorption showed that the aforementioned CS exhibited high surface area (reaching 1,610 m²/g) with large fraction of fine micropores (volume of micropores smaller than 1 nm was estimated to be 0.40 cm³/g) and comparatively high nitrogen content (about 4.0 at.%). Interestingly, high CO₂ adsorption capacities, 4.4 and 6.9 mmol/g, were obtained for these CS at 1 bar and two temperatures, 25 and 0 °C, respectively.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing carbon materials for solid polymer fuel cell cathodes

The following nitrogen-containing supports with various nitrogen contents and structure and texture properties were synthesized: carbon nanofibers (N-CNFs) and amorphous microporous carbon materials (N-AMCMs). It was found that the above characteristics can be regulated by varying synthesis conditions: precursor compositions and reaction temperature and time. Mesoporous nitrogen-containing CNFs with a specific surface area of 30–350 m²/g and a pore volume of 0.10–0.83 cm³/g were formed by the catalytic decomposition of a mixture of ethylene with ammonia at 450–675°C. Microporous materials (N-AMCMs) with a specific surface area of 472–3436 m²/g and a micropore volume of 0.22–1.88 cm³/g were prepared by the carbonization of nitrogen-containing organic compounds at 700–900°C. An increase in the carbonization temperature and reaction time resulted in an increase in the specific surface area and microporosity of N-AMCMs, whereas lower temperatures of 450–550°C and reaction times of 1–3 h were optimal for the preparation of N-CNFs with a developed texture. It was found that milder synthesis conditions and higher nitrogen contents of precursors were required for obtaining high nitrogen concentrations in both N-CNFs and N-AMCMs. The synthetic method developed allowed us to prepare carbon supports with nitrogen contents to 8 wt %.     

Biomass derived nitrogen doped carbon with porous architecture as efficient electrode materials for supercapacitors

Developing porous carbon materials with low-cost, sustainable and eco-friendly natural resources is emerging as an ever important research field in the application of high-performance supercapacitor. In this paper, a simple synthetic method to fabricate nitrogen doped porous carbon(NPC) is developed via a one-pot carbonization of sodium alginate and urea. The as-prepared NPC annealed at 700℃ with mesoand macro-porous structure exhibits excellent specific capacitance(180.2 F/g at 1 A/g) and superior cycling life when serves as electrode materials for supercapacitor. Moreover, the investigation on the annealing temperature demonstrates that NPC pyrolysis at 700℃ possesses relatively high pyrrole nitrogen and pyridine nitrogen, which is favorable for enhancing supercapacitor performance. This work extends biomass derived carbon materials in energy storage applications.     

Surface Diels-Alder reactions as an effective method to synthesize functional carbon materials

The post-synthesis chemical modification of various porous carbon materials with unsaturated organic compounds is reported. By this method, amine, alcohol, carboxylate, and sulfonic acid functional groups can be easily incorporated into the materials. Different carbonaceous materials with surface areas ranging from 240 to 1500?m(2)g(-1) and pore sizes between 3.0 and 7.0?nm have been studied. The resulting materials were analyzed by elemental analysis, nitrogen sorption, FTIR spectroscopy, zeta-potential measurements, thermogravimetric analysis, photoelectron spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering. These analyses indicated that the degree of functionalization is dependent on the nature of the dienophile (reactivity, steric hindrance) and the porosity of the carbon material. As possible applications, the functionalized carbonaceous materials were studied as catalysts in the Knoevenagel reaction and as adsorbents for Pb(2+) from aqueous solution.     

生物质基氮掺杂多孔炭材料的制备及对水中亚甲基蓝的吸附性能

以柳树落叶为生物质碳源, 氨水为氮源, 采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一系列氮掺杂多孔炭材料(WNC), 并对其结构和物理化学性质进行了表征. 结果表明, WNC材料具有较高的比表面积(528~618 m²/g)和多级孔结构; 材料表面含有丰富的含氧和含氮官能团(氮摩尔分数为8.9~9.9%); WNC材料对水体系中的亚甲基蓝(MB)表现出良好的吸附性能, 吸附为自发吸热过程, 符合Langmuir等温吸附和准二级动力学模型, 在pH值为5、 室温下最大吸附量为263.2 mg/g, 且材料可以多次循环使用. 对WNC-2及吸附染料MB后的WNC-2样品进行高温再焙烧处理, 所得样品(WNC-2-R和WNC-2-MB)的ζ电位明显升高, 表面碱性增强, 吸附容量分别提高到之前的1.3倍和1.6倍. 结合各种表征结果, 可以认为WNC材料的高比表面积和多级孔结构有利于吸附质(亚甲基蓝离子)的传输, 并能与材料表面的羰基、 醌基和吡啶氮等基团发生较强的相互作用, 从而使其表现出较高的吸附速率和吸附量.     

掺氮介孔炭作为双功能材料用于氧还原与超级电容器

以壳聚糖为含氮碳源,正硅酸乙酯为软模板,硝酸镍为催化剂,通过简单的低温水热法及后续炭化,成功合成出掺氮介孔炭材料（NMC-1）.NMC-1含有多孔结构以及氮氧等杂原子,能提高其电催化性能、双电层电容与赝电容.由于NMC-1在碱液中表现出显著的催化氧还原反应活性和具有较高的超级电容器比电容（在0.2A/g时为252F/g）及好的循环稳定性,因此,它有可能作为一种可再生、环保的双功能材料同时应用于燃料电池与超级电容器领域.     

Cocondensation reactions of nitrogen-containing heterocycles with lithium atoms at 77 K

Lithium atoms were cocondensed with aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocycles in the presence of THF at 77 K. The reaction products in the case of the heterocyclic five-membered rings (imidazole) resulted in a C-H bond activation and led to the corresponding aryl lithium compound. Other heterocycles such as pyridine and pyrimidine led to the formation of a non-lithiated aromatic product, in which the parent compound was dimerised with hydrogen being lost. A special case was found, when substituted pyridines carrying methyl and methoxy groups were reacted under these cocondensation conditions. Here a dimeric species is found again, but the product is dilithiated at the two nitrogen atoms and two hexadienes rings were found instead of an aromatic system. DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G** level of theory were carried out in order to interpret the pathways of the cocondensation reactions and identify the possible intermediates involved. In all reactions σ-complexes between lithium molecules and the heterocycles were found as stable intermediates.     

Highly N/O co-doped ultramicroporous carbons derived from nonporous metal-organic framework for high performance supercapacitors

A new nonporous Zn-based metal-organic framework (NPMOF) synthesized from a high nitrogen-containing rigid ligand was converted into porous carbon materials by direct carbonization without adding additional carbon sources. A series of NPMOF-derived porous carbons with very high N/O contents (24.1% for NPMOF-700, 20.2% for NPMOF-800, 15.1% for NPMOF-900) were prepared by adjusting the pyrolysis temperatures. The NPMOF-800 fabricated electrode exhibits a high capacitance of 220 F/g and extremely large surface area normalized capacitance of 57.7 μF/cm² compared to other reported MOF-derived porous carbon electrodes, which could be attributed to the abundant ultramicroporosity and high N/O co-doping. More importantly, symmetric supercapacitor assembled with the MOF-derived carbon manifests prominent stability, i.e., 99.1% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles at 1.0 A/g. This simple preparation of MOF-derived porous carbon materials not only finds an application direction for a variety of porous or even nonporous MOFs, but also opens a way for the production of porous carbon materials for superior energy storage.     

Structurally designed synthesis of mechanically stable poly(benzoxazine-co-resol)-based porous carbon monoliths and their application as high-performance CO2 capture sorbents

Porous carbon monoliths with defined multilength scale pore structures, a nitrogen-containing framework, and high mechanical strength were synthesized through a self-assembly of poly(benzoxazine-co-resol) and a carbonization process. Importantly, this synthesis can be easily scaled up to prepare carbon monoliths with identical pore structures. By controlling the reaction conditions, porous carbon monoliths exhibit fully interconnected macroporosity and mesoporosity with cubic Im3m symmetry and can withstand a press pressure of up to 15.6 MPa. The use of amines in the synthesis results in a nitrogen-containing framework of the carbon monolith, as evidenced by the cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning NMR characterization. With such designed structures, the carbon monoliths show outstanding CO(2) capture and separation capacities, high selectivity, and facile regeneration at room temperature. At ~1 bar, the equilibrium capacities of the monoliths are in the range of 3.3-4.9 mmol g(-1) at 0 °C and of 2.6-3.3 mmol g(-1) at 25 °C, while the dynamic capacities are in the range of 2.7-4.1 wt % at 25 °C using 14% (v/v) CO(2) in N(2). The carbon monoliths exhibit high selectivity for the capture of CO(2) over N(2) from a CO(2)/N(2) mixture, with a separation factor ranging from 13 to 28. Meanwhile, they undergo a facile CO(2) release in an argon stream at 25 °C, indicating a good regeneration capacity.     

Chemical modification of a porous silicon surface induced by nitrogen dioxide adsorption

The effect of gaseous and liquid nitrogen dioxide on the composition and electronic properties of porous silicon (PS) is investigated by means of optical spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance. It is detected that the interaction process is weak and strong forms of chemisorption on the PS surface, and the process may be regarded as an actual chemical reaction between PS and NO(2). It is found that NO(2) adsorption consists in forming different surface nitrogen-containing molecular groups and dangling bonds of Si atoms (P(b)-centers) as well as in oxidizing and hydrating the PS surface. Also observed are the formation of ionic complexes of P(b)-centers with NO(2) molecules and the generation of free charge carriers (holes) in the volume of silicon nanocrystals forming PS.     

Role of Basic Surface Groups of Activated Carbon in Chlordecone and β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Adsorption: A Molecular Modelling Study

The influence of nitrogen-containing surface groups (SGs) onto activated carbon (AC) over the adsorption of chlordecone (CLD) and β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) was characterized by a molecular modelling study, considering pH (single protonated SGs) and hydration effect (up to three water molecules). The interactions of both pollutants with amines and pyridine as basic SGs of AC were studied, applying the multiple minima hypersurface (MMH) methodology and using PM7 semiempirical Hamiltonian. Representative structures from MMH were reoptimized using the M06-2X density functional theory. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) was used to characterize the interaction types in order understanding the adsorption process. A favorable association of both pesticides with the amines and pyridine SGs onto AC was observed at all pH ranges, both in the absence and presence of water molecules. However, a greater association of both pollutants with the primary amine was found under an acidic pH condition. QTAIM results show that the interactions of CLD and β-HCH with the SGs onto AC are governed by Cl···C interactions of chlorine atoms of both pesticides with the graphitic surface. Electrostatic interactions (H-bonds) were observed when water molecules were added to the systems. A physisorption mechanism is suggested for CLD and β-HCH adsorption on nitrogen-containing SGs of AC.     

Impregnated Sulfur in Carbonized Nitrogen-containing Porous Organic Frameworks as Cathode with High Rate Performance and Long Cycle Life for Lithium-sulfur Batteries

The undesirable cycling performance caused by soluble poly sulfides shuttling between anode and cathode has been considered as the main challenge that has hindered its practical applications for lithium-sulfiir(Li-S) batteries. To solve tliis issue effectively, a nitrogen-containing porous carbon, namely JUC-Z2-900,developed from a porous organic framework, namely JUC-Z2, bearing a high surface area(805 m^2/g),small pore size(0.5 mil) and nitrogen doping(2.15%, mass fraction), has been used as a host material for Li-S batteries. The micropores of JUC-Z2-900 can confine the smaller sulfur molecules S2-4, which can essentially alleviate the critical problem of poly sulfide dissolution.Furthermore, nitrogen-containing JUC-Z2-900 can promote chemical adsorption of sulfur. The above two factors can improve the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries effectively. To compare the eftects of sulfur contents and melt-difiusion strategy in JUC-Z2-900/S composites, a series of JUC-Z2-900/S composites was synthesized and tlieir electrochemical perfbnnances were explored, indicating good rate performance and excellent cycling stability of the composites contributed by both appropriate mass percentage of sulfiir and its confinement in the micropores.     

Formation and reactivity of 3-diazopyridinium cations and influence on their reductive electrografting on glassy carbon

The in situ generation of 3-diazonium cations from 3-aminopyridine and their subsequent stability under experimental conditions used for electrografting of pyridine groups were investigated by spectroscopy and electrochemistry. UV spectroscopy revealed the rapid kinetics for the reaction of 3-aminopyridine with sodium nitrite in HCl to form the 3-diazopyridinium cation with a second-order rate constant of 550 ± 20 L mol(-1) s(-1) at 22 °C. UV spectroscopy showed that the 3-diazopyridinium ion was relatively unstable and its transformation into 3-hydroxypyridine was proven by (1)H NMR. Its hydrolytic decomposition was investigated by NMR and followed first-order kinetics with a rate constant of (53 ± 5) × 10(-3) s(-1) at 22 °C. These results enable us to establish the appropriate conditions for the electrografting of pyridine from the corresponding diazonium cations generated in situ. The electrochemical modification of glassy carbon electrodes with pyridine was characterized by cyclic voltammetry and the resulting grafted layer by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the presence of Fe(CN)(6)(3-/4-) as redox probes. The effect of diazotization time before electrochemical reduction on the blocking effect of the grafted layer was investigated and showed that an increase of the diazotization time led to less efficient grafting. The presence of immobilized pyridine on the electrode surface was demonstrated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, and a surface coverage of 8.8 × 10(-10) mol cm(-2) was estimated for the grafted pyridine groups. The significance of these results for researchers using the in situ generation approach for electrochemical and chemical grafting is discussed.     

Mechanism of the hydrosilylation reaction of alkenes at porous silicon: experimental and computational deuterium labeling studies

The mechanism of the formation of Si-C bonded monolayers on silicon by reaction of 1-alkenes with hydrogen-terminated porous silicon surfaces has been studied by both experimental and computational means. We propose that monolayer formation occurs via the same radical chain process as at single-crystal surfaces: a silyl radical attacks the 1-alkene to form both the Si-C bond and a radical center on the beta-carbon atom. This carbon radical may then abstract a hydrogen atom from a neighboring Si-H bond to propagate the chain. Highly deuterated porous silicon and FTIR spectroscopy were used to provide evidence for this mechanism by identifying the IR bands associated with the C-D bond formed in the proposed propagation step. Deuterated porous silicon surfaces formed by galvanostatic etching in 48% DF/D2O:EtOD (1:1) electrolytes showed a 30% greater density of Si-D sites on the surface than Si-H sites on hydrogen-terminated porous silicon surfaces prepared in the equivalent H-electrolyte. The thermal reaction of undec-1-ene and the Lewis acid catalyzed reaction of styrene on a deuterated surface both resulted in alkylated surfaces with the same C-C and C-H vibrational features as formed in the corresponding reactions at a hydrogen-terminated surface. However, a broad band around 2100 cm(-1) was observed upon alkylating the deuterated surfaces. Ab initio and density functional theory calculations on small molecule models showed that the integrated absorbance of this band was comparable to the intensity expected for the C-D stretches predicted by the chain mechanism. The calculations also indicate that there is substantial interaction between the hydrogen atoms on the beta-carbons and the hydrogen atoms on the Si(111)-H surface. These broad 2100 cm(-1) features are therefore assigned to C-D bands arising from the involvement of surface D atoms in the hydrosilylation reactions, while the line broadening can be explained partly by interaction with neighboring surface atoms/groups.     

Cobalt and nitrogen atoms co-doped porous carbon for advanced electrical double-layer capacitors

Electrical double-laye r capacitors are widely concerned fo r their high power density,long cycling life and high cycling efficiency.However,their wide application is limited by their low energy density.In this study,we propose a simple yet environmental friendly method to synthesize cobalt and nitrogen atoms co-doped porous carbon(CoAT-NC) material.Cobalt atoms connected with primarily pyridinic nitrogen atoms can be uniformly dispersed in the amorphous carbon matrix,which is benefit for improving electrical conductivity and density of states of the carbon material.Therefore,an enhanced perfo rmance is expected when CoAT-NC is served as electrode in a supercapacitor device.CoAT-NC displays a good gravimetric capacitance of 160 F/g at 0.5 A/g combing with outstanding capacitance retention of 90% at an extremely high current density of 100 A/g in acid electrolyte.Furthermore,a good energy density of30 Wh/kg can be obtained in the organic electrolyte.     

Ionic Polyimide Derived Porous Carbon Nanosheets as High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for Zn–Air Batteries

Two-dimensional (2D) porous carbon nanosheets (2DPCs) have attracted great attention for their good porosity and long-distance conductivity. Factors such as templates, precursors, and carbonization–activation methods, directly determine their performance. However, rational design and preparation of porous carbon materials with controlled 2D morphology and heteroatom dopants remains a challenge. Therefore, an ionic polyimide with both sp²- and sp³-hybridized nitrogen atoms was prepared as a precursor for fabricating N-doped hexagonal porous carbon nanosheets through a hard-template approach. Because of the large surface area and efficient charge-mass transport, the resulting activated 2D porous carbon nanosheets (2DPCs-a) displayed promising electrocatalytic properties for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline and acidic media, such as ultralow half-wave potential (0.83 vs. 0.84 V of Pt/C) and superior limiting current density (5.42 vs. 5.14 mA cm⁻² of Pt/C). As air cathodes in Zn–air batteries, the as-developed 2DPCs-a exhibited long stability and high capacity (up to 614 mA h g⁻¹), which are both higher than those of commercial Pt/C. This work provides a convenient method for controllable and scalable 2DPCs fabrication as well as new opportunities to develop high-efficiency electrocatalysts for ORR and Zn–air batteries.     

三聚氰胺浸渍活性炭用于低温NH_3-SCR脱硝的研究

通过将三聚氰胺(M)浸渍在活性炭(AC)上制备了渗氮活性炭(ACM),研究了浸渍时间、煅烧温度等因素对ACM含氮量以及低温NH3-SCR脱硝活性的影响。结果表明,三聚氰胺浸渍后可以提高活性炭的低温脱硝活性,在80℃下ACM-5-900的NO转化率达到51.67%,而AC只有21.92%。采用BET、元素分析及XPS等分别对渗氮活性炭ACM的结构、表面含氮量以及含氮官能团分布进行分析,表明含氮官能团的存在形式而不是含氮量影响渗氮活性炭的低温脱硝活性。同时NO+O2-TPD结果表明,渗氮改性后脱硝活性提高主要是由于表面含氮官能团提高了活性炭对NO的吸附和氧化。另外,SO2的存在会抑制渗氮活性炭的低温脱硝活性。     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Ni(Ⅱ) Complex with N-Salicylaldehyde-N''''-phenoxyacetylhydrazine Ligand

1INTRODUCTIONHydrazoneshavebeenattractingmuchatten-tionfromchemistsinrecentyearsbecauseoftheirbiologicalactivities,chemicalandindustrialversa-tility,andstrongtendencytochelatetotransitionmetals[1,2],lanthanidemetals[3]andmaingroupmetals[4,5].Inthehydrazonecomplexes,thehydra-zoneligandcanactasaneutralormononegativebidentateligand,orevenasadianionictridentateliganddependingonthedonoratomsoftheligandsandthereactionconditions.Ontheotherhand,variouscompoundsderivedfromphenoxyaceticacidareveryus…