title: Formation of Foam-like Microstructural Carbon Material by Carbonization of Porous Coordination Polymers through a Ligand-Assisted Foaming Process.
abstract: Porous carbon material with a foam-like microstructure has been synthesized by direct carbonization of porous coordination polymer (PCP). In situ generation of foaming agents by chemical reactions of ligands in PCP during carbonization provides a simple way to create lightweight carbon material with a foam-like microstructure. Among several substituents investigated, the nitro group has been shown to be the key to obtain the unique foam-like microstructure, which is due to the fast kinetics of gas evolution during carbonization. Foam-like microstructural carbon materials showed higher pore volume and specific capacitance compared to a microporous carbon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 (Japan).
authors.forename: Kanokwan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kongpatpanich
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 (Japan). horike@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horike
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 (Japan).|Functional Materials Science Research Laboratories, Research & Development Headquarters, Lion Co. Ltd. Tokyo, 132-0035 (Japan).
authors.forename: Yu-Ichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 (Japan).
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogiwara
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 (Japan).
authors.forename: Hirotomo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 (Japan). kitagawa@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp.|Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8501 (Japan). kitagawa@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
keywords: foams; porous carbon; porous coordination polymer