Nanoengineering Carbon Spheres as Nanoreactors for Sustainable Energy Applications

Tian, H; Liang, J; Liu, J

Nanoengineering Carbon Spheres as Nanoreactors for Sustainable Energy Applications

Tian, H

Liang, J Liu, J

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Citation:: Advanced Materials, 2019, 31 (50)
Issue Date:: 2019-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Tian, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9581-0027	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liang, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Advanced Materials, 2019, 31 (50)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0935-9648	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/138165
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors have been explored extensively as a class of versatile materials for various applications in energy storage, electrochemical conversion, and catalysis, due to their unique properties such as excellent electrical conductivity, high specific surface area, controlled porosity and permeability, and surface functionality. Here, the latest updated research on colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactor, in terms of both their synthesis and applications, is summarized. Various synthetic strategies are first discussed, including the hard template method, the soft template method, hydrothermal carbonization, the microemulsion polymerization method, and extension of the Stöber method. Then, the functionalization of colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors, including the nanoengineering of compositions and the surface features, is discussed. Afterward, recent progress in the major applications of colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors, in the areas of energy storage, electrochemical conversion, and catalysis, is presented. Finally, the perspectives and challenges for future developments are discussed in terms of controlled synthesis and functionalization of the colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors with tunable structure, and the composition and properties that are desirable for practical applications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Advanced Materials	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/adma.201903886	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	en_US
dc.title	Nanoengineering Carbon Spheres as Nanoreactors for Sustainable Energy Applications	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2019 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors have been explored extensively as a class of versatile materials for various applications in energy storage, electrochemical conversion, and catalysis, due to their unique properties such as excellent electrical conductivity, high specific surface area, controlled porosity and permeability, and surface functionality. Here, the latest updated research on colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactor, in terms of both their synthesis and applications, is summarized. Various synthetic strategies are first discussed, including the hard template method, the soft template method, hydrothermal carbonization, the microemulsion polymerization method, and extension of the Stöber method. Then, the functionalization of colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors, including the nanoengineering of compositions and the surface features, is discussed. Afterward, recent progress in the major applications of colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors, in the areas of energy storage, electrochemical conversion, and catalysis, is presented. Finally, the perspectives and challenges for future developments are discussed in terms of controlled synthesis and functionalization of the colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors with tunable structure, and the composition and properties that are desirable for practical applications.

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