Porous carbon spheres from energetic carbon precursors using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Hangxun Xu; Jinrui Guo; Kenneth S Suslick

doi:10.1002/adma.201201915

Porous carbon spheres from energetic carbon precursors using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Adv Mater. 2012 Nov 27;24(45):6028-33. doi: 10.1002/adma.201201915. Epub 2012 Aug 24.

Authors

Hangxun Xu¹, Jinrui Guo, Kenneth S Suslick

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.

PMID: 22927232
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201915

Abstract

Porous carbon spheres with unique structures and morphologies are prepared from energetic carbon precursors, alkali propiolates, via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Aerosolized liquid droplets containing alkali propiolates act as microreactors that confine the thermal decomposition of energetic precursors and lead to the formation of several unprecedented carbon morphologies.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Gases / chemistry*
Gases / radiation effects*
Hot Temperature
Materials Testing
Nanospheres / chemistry*
Nanospheres / radiation effects*
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
Nanotubes, Carbon / radiation effects*
Porosity / radiation effects
Radiation Dosage
Sonication / methods*

Substances

Gases
Nanotubes, Carbon