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Confined growth of carbon nanoforms in one-dimension by fusion of anthracene rings inside the pores of MCM-41
Pedro AmorósConcha Bosch-navarroCarlos Martí-gastaldoEugenio Coronadosubject
FusionAnthraceneMaterials scienceLow melting pointchemistry.chemical_elementNanotechnologyChemical synthesischemistry.chemical_compoundChemical engineeringchemistryMCM-41General Materials ScienceGraphiteMesoporous materialCarbondescription
We report a simple two-step procedure that uses anthracene, a cheap polyaromatic hydrocarbon with low melting point, as a molecular precursor to produce carbon nanoforms (CNFs). First, we describe the chemical synthesis of graphite from the fusion of anthracene rings at relatively low temperature (520 °C) followed by cyclodehydrogenation. Next, we extend this protocol to the synthesis of CNFs by confining the molecular precursor in a mesoporous host like MCM-41. The confined environment favors one-dimensional growth of CNFs with sizes controlled by the pores of the mesoporous host.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-07 | Nanoscale |