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Electron Microscopy and Nitrogen Adsorption Studies of Film-Type Carbon Replicas with Large Pore Volume Synthesized by Using Colloidal Silica and SBA-15 as Templates

Journal Article · · Carbon
OSTI ID:966719
Mesoporous carbons synthesized by the film-type replication of colloidal silica and SBA-15 templates are studied by electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption. This synthesis strategy involves the formation of thin carbon film on the pore walls of these templates using resorcinol-crotonaldehyde polymer as carbon precursor. For the silica templates consisting of 20-80 nm colloids this synthesis affords carbons with extremely large pore volumes (5-9 cm3/g) and uniform spherical pores reproducing the size of the colloids used.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Sponsoring Organization:
SC USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
966719
Journal Information:
Carbon, Journal Name: Carbon; ISSN 0008-6223; ISSN CRBNAH
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English