Reactive Template-Induced Self-Assembly to Ordered Mesoporous Polymeric and Carbonaceous Materials

As an important method for preparing ordered mesoporous polymeric and carbonaceous materials, the organic template directed self-assembly is facing challenges because of the weak noncovalent interactions between the organic templates and the building blocks. Herein we develop a novel reactive templa...

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Published in:ACS nano 2013-02, Vol.7 (2), p.1748-1754
Main Authors: Liang, Yeru, Fu, Ruowen, Wu, Dingcai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacitors
Carbon
Carbonaceous materials
Covalent bonds
Electrodes
Formations
Nanostructure
Self assembly
Supercapacitors
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Summary:As an important method for preparing ordered mesoporous polymeric and carbonaceous materials, the organic template directed self-assembly is facing challenges because of the weak noncovalent interactions between the organic templates and the building blocks. Herein we develop a novel reactive template-induced self-assembly procedure for fabrication of ordered mesoporous polymer and carbon materials. In our approach, the aldehyde end-group of reactive F127 template can react with the resol building block to in-situ form a stable covalent bond during the self-assembly process. This is essential for an enhanced interaction between the resol and the template, thus leading to the formation of an ordered body-centered cubic mesostructure. We also show that the ordered mesoporous carbon product exhibits superior capacitive performance, presenting an attractive potential candidate for high performance supercapacitor electrodes.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/nn305841e