Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publication Date
Page Numbers
4596 to 4597
Volume
131
Issue
13
Abstract
An expedient, template-free, high-yield and solventless route to nitrogen-rich micro- and mesoporous carbons is reported based on direct, atmospheric-pressure carbonization of task-specific ionic liquids bearing one or more nitrile side chains. The resulting textural properties (pore regime, surface area) are highly dependent upon the structural motifs of the ions comprising the corresponding parent ionic liquid and uniform carbon films are routinely deposited with this novel methodology, highlighting excited new opportunities in the development of advanced functional carbon composites.
