This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and FPInnovations. K.E.S. thanks the NSERC for a graduate fellowship.
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Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Carbon Derived From Nanocrystalline Cellulose†
Article first published online: 23 SEP 2011
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105479
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Issue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 50, Issue 46, pages 10991–10995, November 11, 2011
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How to Cite
Shopsowitz, K. E., Hamad, W. Y. and MacLachlan, M. J. (2011), Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Carbon Derived From Nanocrystalline Cellulose. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 10991–10995. doi: 10.1002/anie.201105479
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 23 SEP 2011
- Manuscript Received: 3 AUG 2011
Funded by
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
Keywords:
- carbon;
- cellulose;
- liquid crystals;
- mesoporous materials;
- self-assembly
Twisted organization: Pyrolysis of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC)/silica composite films leads to mesoporous carbon materials with long-range chiral organization (see picture). The NCC acts as a template and the resulting mesoporous carbon has a high specific surface area (>1400 m2 g−1) and accurately replicates the left-handed helical structure of the chiral nematic NCC films.