Fabrication of mesoporous fullerenes with ordered porous structures for energy applications /
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2017
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Benzigar, Mercy Rose,
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Nanostructured carbon materials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have have been receiving considerable attention owing to their high mechanical and chemical stability, physico-chemical and electrical and electronic properties. Especially, fullerene an allotrope of carbon with purely sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, exhibits the structure similar to graphite, which is composed of stacked graphene sheets of linked hexagonal rings that are arranged in closed shells in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. However, pure fullerene is an insulator with a conductivity of less than 1012 Sm1 and exhibits poor or no textural parameters including a low specific surface area. Although the conductivity of the fullerene nanostructures can be significantly increased by functionalizing with -COOH group or metal or metal oxide, the poor textural parameters and zero dimensionality are still the major concerns, which limit its applicability in modern technologies including fuel cells, Li-ion battery, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage etc.
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University of South Australia. Future Industries Institute.
Future Industries Institute.
Future Industries Institute.
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Thesis (PhD(Environmental Science and Engineering))--University of South Australia, 2017.
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Copyright 2017 Mercy Rose Benzigar.
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1 ethesis (xix, 163 pages) :
illustrations (some colour), charts (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references.
illustrations (some colour), charts (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references.
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