title: Confined growth of carbon nanoforms in one-dimension by fusion of anthracene rings inside the pores of MCM-41.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Valencia (ICMol), Catedrático José Beltrán-2, 46980, Paterna, Spain. eugenio.coronado@uv.es carlos.marti-gastaldo@liverpool.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Concha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosch-Navarro
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coronado
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martí-Gastaldo
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amorós