Carbon nano-onion induced organization of polyacrylonitrile-derived block star polymers to obtain mesoporous carbon
Gabriela Siemiaszko1, Agnieszka Hryniewicka1, Joanna Breczko1,2
1Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland. gsiemiaszko@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Herein, we report the synthesis of mesoporous carbon materials from diblock star copolymers derived from polyacrylonitrile. The size of the pores was controlled by manipulating the length of the polymer blocks. Furthermore, the organization of polymers on the carbon nano-onion's surface resulted in materials of higher surface area and superficial electrochemical performance.


