title: Facile ionothermal synthesis of microporous and mesoporous carbons from task specific ionic liquids.
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.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Je Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Xiqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai