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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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25967-25971 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 31 |
Early online date | 17 Jul 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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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UK SUSTAINABLE HYDROGEN ENERGY CONSORTIUM CORE PROGRAMME
Mays, T. (PI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/07/07 → 30/06/12
Project: Research council