Polyacrylonitrile‑b‑poly(butyl acrylate) Block Copolymers as Precursors to Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons: Synthesis and Nanostructure

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 50; no. 7; pp. 2759 - 2767
• Main Authors: Kopeć, Maciej, Yuan, Rui, Gottlieb, Eric, Abreu, Carlos M. R, Song, Yang, Wang, Zongyu, Coelho, Jorge F. J, Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof, Kowalewski, Tomasz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 11.04.2017
• Subjects: carbon; composite polymers; crystal structure; molecular weight; nanomaterials; polyacrylonitrile; polymerization; porous media; reducing agents; small-angle X-ray scattering

A series of polyacrylonitrile-block-poly­(butyl acrylate) (PAN-b-PBA) copolymers were prepared by supplemental activator reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization (SARA ATRP). These copolymers were then used as precursors to pyrolytic nanostructured carbons with the PAN block serving as a...