title: Carbon Nanosheets: Synthesis and Application.
abstract: Carbon nanosheets (CNSs) with tunable sizes, morphologies, and pore structures have been synthesized through several chemical routes. Graphitized CNSs have been synthesized through exfoliation, chemical vapor deposition, or high-temperature carbonization. Porous CNSs have been synthesized by using various methods, including pyrolysis, self-assembly, or a solvothermal method in connection with carbonization. These CNSs have successfully been used as detectors for metal ions, as cathodes for field electron emissions, as electrodes for supercapacitors and fuel cells, and as supports for photocatalytic and catalytic oxygen reduction. Therefore, the synthesis and application of CNSs are receiving increasing levels of interest, particularly as application benefits, in the context of future energy/chemical industry, are becoming recognized. This review provides a summary of the most recent and important progress in the production of CNSs and highlights their application in environmental and energy-related fields.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86) 351-4041153.|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Huailin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86) 351-4041153. shenwzh2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Wenzhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D002244:Carbon
keywords: carbon; electrochemistry; nanostructures; sustainable chemistry; synthesis design