Development of functional carbon materials based on two-dimensional organic frameworks

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26886011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Nanomaterials chemistry
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: SHIRAKI Tomohiro 九州大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (10508089)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 共有結合性有機構造体 / 結晶性 / 炭化 / 窒素ドープカーボン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, development of functional carbon materials was examined through carbonization of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) that are constructed by crystalline molecular networks composed of covalently-linked organic molecules. At first, we succeeded in development of a room temperature synthesis method that provided highly-crystalline COFs compared to the reported ones prepared by solvothermal methods. The nitrogen atom-containing COFs were carbonized to synthesize graphitic carbon materials. Importantly, we found that crystallinity of COFs strongly effects on the resulting graphitic carbon structures and nitrogen-doped conditions that are related to functionalities as fuel cell catalysts and super capacitors.

Free Research Field

ナノカーボン科学、超分子化学、高分子化学