Journal article
Carbide‐Derived Carbons – From Porous Networks to Nanotubes and Graphene
Advanced functional materials, v 21(5), pp 810-833
08 Mar 2011
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Abstract
Carbide‐derived carbons (CDCs) are a large family of carbon materials derived from carbide precursors that are transformed into pure carbon via physical (e.g., thermal decomposition) or chemical (e.g., halogenation) processes. Structurally, CDC ranges from amorphous carbon to graphite, carbon nanotubes or graphene. For halogenated carbides, a high level of control over the resulting amorphous porous carbon structure is possible by changing the synthesis conditions and carbide precursor. The large number of resulting carbon structures and their tunability enables a wide range of applications, from tribological coatings for ceramics, or selective sorbents, to gas and electrical energy storage. In particular, the application of CDC in supercapacitors has recently attracted much attention. This review paper summarizes key aspects of CDC synthesis, properties, and applications. It is shown that the CDC structure and properties are sensitive to changes of the synthesis parameters. Understanding of processing–structure–properties relationships facilitates tuning of the carbon material to the requirements of a certain application.
Carbide‐derived carbons (CDCs) are a family of carbon materials that can be obtained by selective extraction of metal or metalloid atoms from carbide precursors. The properties and structures of the resulting CDCs depend on the structures of the carbide precursors as well as on synthesis conditions. Halogenation, for example, yields amorphous porous carbon with an extremely high specific surface area.
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- Title
- Carbide‐Derived Carbons – From Porous Networks to Nanotubes and Graphene
- Creators
- Volker PresserMin HeonYury Gogotsi
- Publication Details
- Advanced functional materials, v 21(5), pp 810-833
- Publisher
- WILEY‐VCH Verlag; New York
- Number of pages
- 24
- Grant note
- US Department of Energy award numbers (ER46473, DE‐FGOI‐05ER05‐01) US National Science Foundation award numbers (ICC‐0924570, DMR‐0945230)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000288028400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952159219
- Other Identifier
- 991014878440104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
- Chemistry, Physical
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Physics, Applied
- Physics, Condensed Matter