Polynuclear Complexes as Precursor Templates for Hierarchical Microporous Graphitic Carbon: An Unusual Approach

Paulina A. Kobielska, Richard Telford, Jemma Rowlandson, Mi Tian, Zahraa Shahin, Aude Demessence, Valeska P. Ting, Sanjit Nayak

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Abstract

A highly porous carbon was synthesized using a coordination complex as an unusual precursor. During controlled pyrolysis, a trinuclear copper complex, [CuII 3Cl4(H2L)2]·CH3OH, undergoes phase changes with melt and expulsion of different gases to produce a unique morphology of copper-doped carbon which, upon acid treatment, produces highly porous graphitic carbon with a surface area of 857 m2 g-1 and a gravimetric hydrogen uptake of 1.1 wt % at 0.5 bar pressure at 77 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25967-25971
Number of pages5
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume10
Issue number31
Early online date17 Jul 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2018

Funding

The manuscript was written through contributions of all authors. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript. Funding The authors acknowledge funding from the EPSRC (EP/ R01650X/1 for VPT, and EP/E040071/1 for MT) and the University of Bristol for funding for J.L.R. Notes The authors declare no competing financial interest.

Keywords

  • complex-derived carbon
  • coordination complex
  • graphitic carbon
  • hydrogen storage
  • polynuclear complex
  • porous carbon
  • template precursor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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