HETEROATOM-ENRICHED PARTIALLY-GRAPHITIC NANO-CARBONS
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1. A process for producing a carbon nanomaterial comprising:
- forming a phase separated (co)polymer having a carbon precursor phase and a sacrificial phase, wherein the carbon precursor phase comprises a (co)polymer comprising covalently bonded nitrogen atoms;
chemically or thermally removing the sacrificial phase from the phase separated (co)polymer; and
heating the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase at a temperature of 500-1,000°
C., thereby pyrolyzing the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase and converting the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase into a carbon nanomaterial comprising nitrogen-doped nanographene structures having edge-on topology to an outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or to a surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial, wherein the nanographene structures comprise nitrogen atoms located along the edges of the nanographene sheets bordering the outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or the surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial.
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Abstract
Carbon-based nanomaterials comprising graphitic domains that are doped with heteroatoms are disclosed. Processes for the production the nanomaterials, methods of using the nanomaterials, and articles or devices comprising the nanomaterials are also disclosed.
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1. A process for producing a carbon nanomaterial comprising:
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forming a phase separated (co)polymer having a carbon precursor phase and a sacrificial phase, wherein the carbon precursor phase comprises a (co)polymer comprising covalently bonded nitrogen atoms; chemically or thermally removing the sacrificial phase from the phase separated (co)polymer; and heating the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase at a temperature of 500-1,000°
C., thereby pyrolyzing the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase and converting the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase into a carbon nanomaterial comprising nitrogen-doped nanographene structures having edge-on topology to an outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or to a surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial, wherein the nanographene structures comprise nitrogen atoms located along the edges of the nanographene sheets bordering the outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or the surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. A process for producing a carbon nanomaterial comprising:
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forming a phase separated (co)polymer having a carbon precursor phase and a sacrificial phase, wherein the carbon precursor phase comprises a (co)polymer comprising covalently bonded heteroatoms; chemically or thermally removing the sacrificial phase from the phase separated (co)polymer; and heating the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase at a temperature of 500-1,000°
C., thereby pyrolyzing the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase and converting the (co)polymer comprising the carbon precursor phase into a carbon nanomaterial comprising heteroatom-doped nanographene structures having edge-on topology to an outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or to a surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial, wherein the nanographene structures comprise heteroatoms located along the edges of the nanographene sheets bordering the outer surface of the carbon nanomaterial or the surface of a pore in the carbon nanomaterial.
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