Nitrogen-Doped Carbons Derived from Poly(Ionic Liquid)s with Various Backbones and Cations

Kelly Meek, Rui Sun, Hoi Ho, Yossef Elabd

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Abstract

In this study, poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) with various backbone/cation pairings (backbones - ethyl methacrylate, styrene; covalently attached cations - butylimidazolium, trimethylammonium, butylpyrrolidinium) were successfully synthesized as carbon precursors. Pyrolysis of PILs produced carbons with sheet-like structures with a metallic luster in contrast to the powder form of carbons produced from polyacrylonitrile. The results also show that cation type has a significant impact on surface area, graphitic content, graphitic nitrogen content, nitrogen retention, carbon yield and surface chemistry of the PIL-derived carbons. The design of nitrogen-doped carbons based on a diverse set of PILs with various cation and polymer backbone chemistries may be an effective strategy to optimize carbon properties for subsequent application in energy storage devices.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1599-1609
Number of pages11
JournalPolymer International
Volume68
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-5900-74350

Keywords

  • battery
  • capacitor
  • carbon
  • graphitic
  • ionic liquid
  • nitrogen
  • polymer

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