Abstract
Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (N-MC) was synthesized by the soft-templating method using phloroglucinol/formaldehyde and melamine as carbon and nitrogen precursors, respectively, and Pluronic F127 as a template for the generation of mesopores inside the carbon structure. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that the material had a rough surface, while Raman analysis indicated the existence of sp2-hybridized carbon rather than sp3, similar to graphite. The increase of the D-band to G-band intensity ratio indicated that N-MC has a more graphite-like structure than pristine mesoporous carbon. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed that nitrogen was successfully doped into the carbon framework. The material was then used as a support for Ni nanoparticles (Ni-NPs). The presence of Ni metal in Ni-NP@N-MC was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012003 |
Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
Volume | 496 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2019 |
Event | 2nd International Conference on Current Progress in Functional Materials 2017, ISCPFM 2017 - Bali, Indonesia Duration: 8 Nov 2017 → 9 Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- mesoporous carbon
- N-doped carbon
- Ni nanoparticles
- soft-templating method