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Synthesis of single-crystal-like nanoporous carbon membranes and their application in overall water splitting

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  • Hong Wang

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Shixiong Min

    (Kaust Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Chun Ma

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Zhixiong Liu

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Weiyi Zhang

    (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)

  • Qiang Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Debao Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yangyang Li

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Stuart Turner

    (EMAT, University of Antwerp)

  • Yu Han

    (Membrane Research Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Haibo Zhu

    (Kaust Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Edy Abou-hamad

    (Kaust Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Mohamed Nejib Hedhili

    (Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Jun Pan

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Weili Yu

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Kuo-Wei Huang

    (Kaust Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Lain-Jong Li

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

  • Jiayin Yuan

    (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)

  • Markus Antonietti

    (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)

  • Tom Wu

    (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology)

Abstract

Nanoporous graphitic carbon membranes with defined chemical composition and pore architecture are novel nanomaterials that are actively pursued. Compared with easy-to-make porous carbon powders that dominate the porous carbon research and applications in energy generation/conversion and environmental remediation, porous carbon membranes are synthetically more challenging though rather appealing from an application perspective due to their structural integrity, interconnectivity and purity. Here we report a simple bottom–up approach to fabricate large-size, freestanding and porous carbon membranes that feature an unusual single-crystal-like graphitic order and hierarchical pore architecture plus favourable nitrogen doping. When loaded with cobalt nanoparticles, such carbon membranes serve as high-performance carbon-based non-noble metal electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.

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  • Hong Wang & Shixiong Min & Chun Ma & Zhixiong Liu & Weiyi Zhang & Qiang Wang & Debao Li & Yangyang Li & Stuart Turner & Yu Han & Haibo Zhu & Edy Abou-hamad & Mohamed Nejib Hedhili & Jun Pan & Weili Yu, 2017. "Synthesis of single-crystal-like nanoporous carbon membranes and their application in overall water splitting," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms13592
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13592
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    1. Min, Shixiong & Duan, Yan & Li, Yanan & Wang, Fang, 2020. "Biomass-derived self-supported porous carbon membrane embedded with Co nanoparticles as an advanced electrocatalyst for efficient and robust hydrogen evolution reaction," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 447-455.

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