A porous carbon material prepared by template synthesis using Aerosil

Synthesis of a porous carbon material using Aerosil as template is suggested. The material obtained has high specific surface area (2800 m² g^?1) and high limiting sorption volume (6.2 cm³ g^?1). The porous carbon material prepared by this procedure can be used in solid-phase extraction of organic toxicants from aqueous solutions.     

Metal-organic framework as a template for porous carbon synthesis

Porous carbon was synthesized by heating the precursor FA within the pores of MOF-5. The resultant carbon displayed a high specific surface area (BET, 2872 m2.g-1) and important hydrogen uptake (2.6 wt % at 760 Torr, -196 degrees C) as well as excellent electrochemical properties as an electrode material for electrochemical double-layered capacitor (EDLC).     

Surfactant-assistant and facile synthesis of hollow ZnS nanospheres

Small and monodisperse ZnS hollow nanospheres with outer diameter ranging from 60 to 70 nm and wall thickness of 15-20 nm were fabricated in a large scale by a simple surfactant polyethylene glycol (PEG) assisted method. The diameter and the wall thickness of the hollow nanospheres could be controlled by manipulating the amount of PEG and the aging time, respectively. Moreover, the wall of these hollow nanospheres is very compact. The product was characterized by X-ray power diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis spectrum and fluorescence spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of as-prepared ZnS hollow nanospheres was also evaluated by using methyl orange (MO) as a model organic compound and the result revealed that their photocatalytic activity is a little lower than that of Degussa P25 TiO(2) but better than that of ZnS nanocrystals prepared by literature method. Furthermore, a rational mechanism to the formation and evolution of the products is proposed.     

A facile one-pot synthesis of uniform core-shell silver nanoparticle@mesoporous silica nanospheres

The uniform core-shell silver nanoparticle@mesoporous silica nanospheres have been prepared by a simple one-pot synchronous method, which combines several steps into one, including the generation of silver nanocrystals and mesoporous silica, transfer and aggregation of silver nanoparticles in an incompact silica framework.     

A facile synthesis of hierarchical porous carbon derived from renewable lignin for high-performance supercapacitor

In this work, we proposed a facile one-pot pyrolysis method to conveniently manufacture lignin-derived carbon materials with graded porous construction for use in supercapacitors. The renewable lignin was selected as precursor, while the potassium citrate was used as a pore-forming agent. The properties of the prepared lignin-derived carbon (LAC) and the performance for supercapacitor application were thoroughly evaluated. The LAC at optimal preparation conditions shows a layered porous structure with a large specific surface area of 3174 cm² g⁻¹ and pore volume of 2.796 cm³ g⁻¹, where the specific capacitance reach to 241 F g⁻¹ at 1 A g⁻¹ scan rate in 6 M KOH electrolyte solution. At the same time, the specific capacitance remains at 220 F g⁻¹ even at an excessive scan velocity of 20 A g⁻¹, while the capacitance retention is still close to 91.3%. The capacitance retention rate is stable above 95% after 10,000 charge/discharge cycles, which shows the desired long-time stability. All these results demonstrate the outstanding properties of the new prepared LAC material and the considerable application potential in the field of electrical energy storage.     

用于高性能钠离子电容器的高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维的简易合成

选择合适的生物质材料是获得功能碳材料的有效途径之一。通过柠檬酸钾和三聚氰胺一步热解法制备了高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维(NPCF)。在电流密度为0.1和1.0 A·g^-1时,NPCF电极的容量分别为218和140 mAh·g^-1。同时,具有NPCF阳极的钠离子电容器(SIC)在1.0 A·g^-1下表现出优异的倍率性能和超长的使用寿命,可循环超过2 500次。     

用于高性能钠离子电容器的高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维的简易合成

选择合适的生物质材料是获得功能碳材料的有效途径之一。通过柠檬酸钾和三聚氰胺一步热解法制备高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维(NPCF)。在电流密度为0.1和1.0 A·g^-1时,NPCF电极的容量分别为218和140 mAh·g^-1。同时,具有NPCF阳极的钠离子电容器(SIC)在1.0 A·g^-1下表现出优异的倍率性能和超长的使用寿命,可循环超过2 500次。     

用于高性能钠离子电容器的高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维的简易合成

选择合适的生物质材料是获得功能碳材料的有效途径之一。通过柠檬酸钾和三聚氰胺一步热解法制备高氮掺杂多孔碳纳米纤维(NPCF)。在电流密度为0.1和1.0 A·g^-1时,NPCF电极的容量分别为218和140 mAh·g^-1。同时,具有NPCF阳极的钠离子电容器(SIC)在1.0 A·g^-1下表现出优异的倍率性能和超长的使用寿命,可循环超过2 500次。     

One-step template carbonization-activation synthesis of nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon for supercapacitors

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon with a high-specific surface area has been successfully synthesized via a one-step template...     

氢氧化镁-硼酸锌复合阻燃剂辅助制备产率高和电容性能优异的煤焦油沥青基多孔碳

以煤焦油沥青为前驱体,氢氧化镁-硼酸锌复合阻燃剂为助剂,直接在空气条件下高温碳化制备了煤沥青基多孔碳,并探究其电化学性能。得益于阻燃剂的阻燃协同其活化、掺杂功能化作用,得到了高产率(55.1%)、多原子(N、B、O)掺杂且具有分级多孔结构的多孔碳。将其作为超级电容器电极材料,在三电极体系中0.5 A·g^-1电流密度下比电容可达344 F·g^-1。此外,以制备的多孔碳和壳聚糖基氨基酸质子盐凝胶电解质组装的柔性对称电容器具有29.3 Wh·kg^-1的高能量密度,在50 000次循环后电容保持率为96.9%,且在-25~75℃温度区间内可正常工作,显示出宽的温度使用范围。     

氢氧化镁-硼酸锌复合阻燃剂辅助制备产率高和电容性能优异的煤焦油沥青基多孔碳

以煤焦油沥青为前驱体，氢氧化镁-硼酸锌复合阻燃剂为助剂，直接在空气条件下高温碳化制备了煤沥青基多孔碳，并探究其电化学性能。得益于阻燃剂的阻燃作用协同其活化、掺杂功能化作用，得到了高产率(55.1%)、多原子(N、B、O)掺杂且具有分级多孔结构的多孔碳。将其作为超级电容器电极材料，在三电极体系中0.5 A·g^-1电流密度下比电容可达344 F·g^-1。此外，以制备的多孔碳和壳聚糖基氨基酸质子盐凝胶电解质组装的柔性对称电容器具有29.3 Wh·kg^-1的高能量密度，在50 000次循环后电容保持率为96.9%，且在-25~75℃温度区间内可正常工作，显示出宽的温度使用范围。     

A block copolymer micelle template for synthesis of hollow calcium phosphate nanospheres with excellent biocompatibility

We report synthesis of hollow calcium phosphate (CaP) nanospheres with high surface area by using block copolymer micelles as templates. The obtained CaP nanospheres exhibit very high biocompatibility, showing great promise for intracellular bio-applications in future.     

Nonaqueous synthesis of uniform polyaniline nanospheres Via cellulose acetate template

In acetone solution, uniform polyaniline (PANI) nanospheres have been successfully synthesized by using cellulose acetate (CA) as a single template, which provides the first example of uniform PANI nanospheres synthesized in nonaqueous system. Our result exhibits that the CA micelle in nonaqueous medium plays a unique role in controlling size and uniformity of PANI nanospheres. A detail formation mechanism for the uniform PANI nanospheres has been proposed. In addition, the gas sensitivity and time response of the PANI nanospheres to NH₃ gas have been investigated, which shows superior gas sensing performance even at 1 ppm of NH₃ gas. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

In situ template synthesis of SnO nanoparticles on nickel foam with high electrochemical performance

A solution strategy performed at room temperature was presented for the in situ synthesis of SnO nanoparticles. SnO nanoparticles were prepared through the following sequent procedure: (1) preparation of rod-like Cd(OH)Cl utilizing the reaction between Cd²⁺ ions and epoxide; (2) production of Sn₂₁Cl₁₆(OH)₁₄O₆ template through the cation exchange reaction between Cd(OH)Cl and Sn²⁺ ions; (3) formation of SnO nanoparticles on nickel foam by the in situ reaction in strong alkaline electrolyte solution before electrochemical measurement. The as-prepared SnO had very small particle size and ordered nanostructure of particulate sheet, therefore resulting in its excellent electrochemical performance including high specific capacitance and high electrochemical stability for the charge-discharge cycle. Hence, the SnO nanoparticles synthesized in this work could be considered as one promising metal oxide for the utilization as electrode material in supercapacitor.

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SnO nanoparticles were prepared by an in situ template strategy. The synthetic procedure included the production of rod-like Cd(OH)Cl precursor at room temperature, preparation of platelet-like Sn₂₁Cl₁₆(OH)₁₄O₆ template through a cation exchange reaction, and the in situ synthesis of SnO nanoparticles from the template on nickel foam. Due to the small particle size, SnO presented high electrochemical performance as electrode material for application in supercapacitor.

     

A facile route for shape-selective synthesis of silica nanostructures using poly-L-lysine as template

A facile method for the shape-selective synthesis of silica nanostructures using a reversemicroemulsion -mediated template(RMMT) technique is reported.In this method,positive poly-Llysine (PLL) is selected as template due to its configuration diversity.By adjusting pH and concentration, PLL demonstrates various secondary structures containing random coil,α-helix andβ-sheet,which result in the formation of silica nanorods,silica nanospheres and silica nanotubes in the reversemicroemulsion system,respectively.Thus,the shape-selective synthesis of silica nanostructures might be achieved by using PLL as structural template in the reverse-microemulsion system.     

Excellent electrochemical performance of nitrogen-enriched hierarchical porous carbon electrodes prepared using nano-CaCO3 as template

Recently, tremendous research efforts have been concentrated on developing high-performance electrode materials to meet the ever-increasing energy and power demands in supercapacitors. Herein, we presented a high-capacity supercapacitor material based on nitrogen-enriched hierarchical porous carbons (NHPCs) synthesized by the carbonization of melamine formaldehyde resins using eco-friendly and inexpensive nano-CaCO₃ as template. The effects of carbonization temperature and template content on the porous structure and electrochemical characteristics were compared and discussed in detail. The prepared NHPCs possessed large surface area up to 834 m² g^?1 and high nitrogen content up to 20.94 wt %. As electrode material for supercapacitors, NHPCs exhibited superior electrochemical performances with high specific capacitance (190 F g^?1 at 20 A g^?1), outstanding rate capability (80 %), and excellent cycling stability (over 2,000 cycles at 5 A g^?1) in 1 M sulfuric acid media. The excellent electrochemical performances are due to the synergic effects of unique hierarchical porous microstructure, abundant nitrogen and oxygen functionalities, as well as high degree of graphitization framework.     

A hierarchical porous carbon membrane from polyacrylonitrile/polyvinylpyrrolidone blending membranes: Preparation,characterization and electrochemical capacitive performance

Novel hierarchical porous carbon membranes were fabricated through a simple carbonization procedure of well-defined blending polymer membrane precursors containing the source of carbon polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and an additive of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), which was prepared using phase inversion method. The as-fabricated materials were further used as the active electrode materials for supercapacitors. The effects of PVP concentration in the casting solution on structure feature and electrochemical capacitive performance of the as-prepared carbon membranes were also studied in detail. As the electrode material for supercapacitor, a high specific capacitance of 278.0 F/g could be attained at a current of 5 mA/cm² and about 92.90% capacity retention could be maintained after 2000 charge/discharge cycles in 2 mol/L KOH solution with a PVP concentration of 0.3 wt% in the casting solution. The facile hierarchical pore structure preparation method and the good electrochemical capacitive performance make the prepared carbon membrane particularly promising for use in supercapacitor.