Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free
electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have …

Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) provides a versatile strategy for controllable
preparation of a broad range of functional materials with different ordered structures. In …

Photomediated controlled radical polymerization is a versatile method to prepare, under
mild conditions, various well-defined polymers with complex architecture, such as block and …

Spatial and temporal regulations of ATRP by external stimuli are presented. Various ATRP
techniques, eATRP, photoATRP, and mechanoATRP, are controlled by electrical current …

The demand for practical and cost‐effective environmental treatment and energy storage
materials is exploding. Porous polymeric and carbonaceous materials have attracted …

This Perspective presents recent advances in macromolecular engineering enabled by
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …

A short time after the discovery of ordered mesoporous materials, which possess unique
features such as high specific surface area and pore volume, highly uniform pore distribution …

Porous carbons have become extremely important in many applications related to
environmental remediation and, more recently, to challenging energy issues. Then, great …

Photoinduced metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization has been successfully
extended to the synthesis of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with predictable molecular weights and …

Novel nanoporous nitrogen-enriched carbon materials were prepared through a simple
carbonization procedure of well-defined block copolymer precursors containing the source …