Carbon science perspective in 2020: Current research and future challenges

A Bianco, Y Chen, E Frackowiak, M Holzinger… - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
In 2016 the Carbon Editors decided to open the first issue of the new year with an editorial
contribution to address the future challenges in carbon science. We are now conducting this …

Understanding and tuning the electrical conductivity of activated carbon: a state-of-the-art review

A Barroso Bogeat - Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
During the last decades, there has been a growing interest and research activity in the use
of activated carbon (AC) and related materials as electrodes in electrochemical energy …

Unveiling bonding states and roles of edges in nitrogen-doped graphene nanoribbon by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Y Yamada, H Tanaka, S Kubo, S Sato - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is among the most utilized analytical methods for
nitrogen-doped carbon materials. Clarifying the assignments of nitrogen-doped carbon …

Carbonization mechanisms of polyimide: Methodology to analyze carbon materials with nitrogen, oxygen, pentagons, and heptagons

T Kato, Y Yamada, Y Nishikawa, H Ishikawa, S Sato - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonization process of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA)-4, 4′-diaminodiphenyl ether
(ODA)-type polyimide has been studied for decades. However, various reaction …

One-pot acid–base catalysed tandem reactions using a bimodal N, S-doped cubic mesoporous carbon

HH Veisi, M Akbari, B Karimi, H Vali, R Luque - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the synergistic collaboration of multiple active sites in living systems, a novel
bifunctional acid–base ordered mesoporous carbon denoted as “Ionic liquid derived …

Toward strategical bottom-up synthesis of carbon materials with exceptionally high pyridinic-nitrogen content: development of screening techniques

Y Yamada, H Tanaka, Y Tanaka, S Kubo, T Taguchi… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective doping of nitrogen-containing functional groups of carbon materials is the most
essential technique for enhancing properties significantly for various applications such as …

Toward strategical bottom-up synthesis of carbon materials with exceptionally high pyrrolic-nitrogen content: Development of screening techniques

A Sato, K Gotoh, S Sato, Y Yamada - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon materials with pyrrolic nitrogen are expected to be applied to electrodes and
catalysts because of their excellent high charge density and reactivity. However, pyrrolic …

Bottom-up synthesis of pyridinic nitrogen-containing carbon materials with C–H groups next to pyridinic nitrogen from two-ring aromatics

N Ohtsubo, S Gohda, K Gotoh, S Sato, Y Yamada - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon materials containing pyridinic nitrogen are expected to be effective for electrodes
and catalysts. However, it is challenging to selectively and simultaneously introduce both …

Carbon materials with high pentagon density

N Diana, Y Yamada, S Gohda, H Ono, S Kubo… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Pentagons in carbon materials have attracted attentions because of the potential high
chemical reactivity, band gap control, and electrochemical activity. However, it is challenging …

Toward strategical bottom-up synthesis of carbon materials with exceptionally high basal-nitrogen content: development of screening techniques

Y Yamada, H Sato, S Gohda, T Taguchi, S Sato - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective doping of nitrogen-containing functional groups in the basal plane of carbon
materials is the most promising technique for enhancing performances and stability …