Issue 22, 2012

Mesoporous carbon nanofibers with a high surface area electrospun from thermoplastic polyvinylpyrrolidone

Abstract

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been synthesized from thermoplastic polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) using electrospinning in combination with a novel three-step heat treatment process, which successfully stabilizes the fibrous morphology before carbonization that was proven to be difficult for thermoplastic polymers other than polyacrylonitrile (PAN). These CNFs are both mesoporous and microporous with high surface areas without subsequent activation, and thus overcome the limitations of PAN based CNFs, and are processed in an environmentally friendly and more cost effective manner. The effects of heat treatment parameters and precursor concentration on the morphologies and porous properties of CNFs have been investigated, and their application as anodes for lithium ion batteries has also been demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Mesoporous carbon nanofibers with a high surface area electrospun from thermoplastic polyvinylpyrrolidone

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Aug 2012
Accepted
29 Sep 2012
First published
03 Oct 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 7199-7204

Mesoporous carbon nanofibers with a high surface area electrospun from thermoplastic polyvinylpyrrolidone

P. Wang, D. Zhang, F. Ma, Y. Ou, Q. N. Chen, S. Xie and J. Li, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 7199 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32249H

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