title: Fullerene crystals with bimodal pore architectures consisting of macropores and mesopores.
abstract: A new class of fullerene (C(60)) crystals with bimodal pore architectures consisting of macropores and mesopores was synthesized by using a liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) method involving an interface between isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and a saturated solution of C(60) in a mixture of benzene and carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)). By varying the mixing fraction of CCl(4) in benzene, the porosity and electrochemically active surface area can be flexibly controlled.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan. shrestha.lokkumar@nims.go.jp
authors.forename: Lok Kumar
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Kun'ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariga
mesh_terms: D019840:2-Propanol / Q000737:chemistry; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D036103:Nanotechnology; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D001554:Benzene; D019840:2-Propanol