Journal
SCIENCE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 1275-1281Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/sam.2013.1583
Keywords
Tannin-Melamine-Hexamine Polymer; Microwave Carbonization; P,N-Doped Carbon; Carbon Microspheres and Mesoporous Materials
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A simple, highly efficient, and rapid method for the synthesis of carbon nnicrospheres doped with both phosphorus and nitrogen using microwaves is reported. The microwave assisted carbonization of a tannin-melamine-hexamine polymer in the presence of polyphosphoric acid gives yields approaching 20.5% from the carbon precursor. The method uses no inert or reducing gas during the transformation. Elemental analysis from XPS studies confirmed the doping of nitrogen and phosphorus in a sp(2) hybridized carbon lattice. The content of phosphorus is 2.98% while that of nitrogen is 1.12%. The spheres are mesoporous with a BET surface area of similar to 1000 m(2)/g and show significant promise in oxygen reduction reactions and are potential candidates for use in fuel cells.
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