Microwave-Assisted Surface Synthesis of a Boron-Carbon-Nitrogen Foam and its Desorption Enthalpy
Abstract
The modification of microporous carbon foam with boron and nitrogen through a facile microwave chemical treatment are reported. The resulting surfaces of the foam exhibit distinct BN and carbon domains based on chemical and microscopic analysis, in keeping with theoretical predictions. The resultant materials are shown to exhibit exceptionally high methanol desorption enthalpy and thermal stability in comparison to untreated carbon foam and consequently are suggested as candidate materials for sorption cooling and thermal storage applications using methanol as the adsorbate.
Keywords
porous materials; carbon; energy materials; CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; BCN FILMS; NITRIDE; NANOTUBES; SPECTROSCOPY; ADSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; EVAPORATION; COMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS
DOI
10.1002/adfm.201200325
Citation
Advanced Functional Materials: Volume 22, Issue 17 September 11, 2012 Pages 3682–3690
Date of this Version
9-11-2012
Recommended Citation
Paul, Rajib; Voevodin, Andrey A.; Zemlyanov, Dimitry; Roy, Ajit K.; and Fisher, Timothy S., "Microwave-Assisted Surface Synthesis of a Boron-Carbon-Nitrogen Foam and its Desorption Enthalpy" (2012). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 891.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201200325