Fabrication of Nanoporous Carbon Materials with Hard- and Soft-Templating Approaches: A Review
Journal
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
7
Pages
3673-3685
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Malgras, Victor
Tang, Jing
Wang, Jie
Kim, Jeonghun
Torad, Nagy L.
Dutta, Saikat
Ariga, Katsuhiko
Hossain, Md Shahriar A.
Yamauchi, Yusuke
Wu, Kevin C. W.
Abstract
Hard- and soft-templating approaches are one of potential strategies for the fabrication of functional nanoporous carbon materials with desired morphologies and properties. Enormous efforts have been paid for understanding the synthetic mechanisms that strongly influence the materials design and applications. All of these investigations are crucial to encourage the application of hard- and soft-templating approaches for the precise synthesis of nanoporous carbon materials. In this review, we mainly summarize significant works employing different synthetic methods for making carbon materials with various pore sizes and functionalities. The content of the review article contains: (i) Hard-templating synthesis of microporous carbon from zeolites; (ii) Hard-templating synthesis of mesoporous carbon from mesoporous silica; (iii) Hard-templating synthesis of macroporous carbon; and (iv) Soft-templating synthesis of mesoporous carbon. This review aims to provide a detailed glimpse of hard- and soft-templating approaches for future development of functional nanoporous carbon materials.
Type
journal article