title: Entrapping an ionic liquid with nanocarbon: the formation of a tailorable and functional surface.
abstract: An interface microenvironment between nanocarbon and ionic liquids (ILs) is presented. By an entrapping effect, a few layers of ILs can be finely deposited on the surface of nanocarbon, endowing amazingly tailorable surface properties. The entrapped IL layer, which was believed to be unable to be charred under pyrolysis conditions alone, can be further carbonized to a functional carbon layer. C, B, and N were confirmed to share the same hexagonal ring in the resultant layer, which provides more designable electronic properties.
authors.affiliation: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016 (China).
authors.forename: Yuxiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Liyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shanjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Zailai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Zhong-Wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dang Sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Su
keywords: interfaces; ionic liquids; nanocarbons; nanocomposites; surface modification