Block copolymers from ionic liquids for the preparation of thin carbonaceous shells

Sadaf Hanif, Bernd Oschmann, Dmitri Spetter, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Wolfgang Tremel, Rudolf Zentel*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper describes the controlled radical polymerization of an ionic-liquid monomer by RAFT polymerization. This allows the control over the molecular weight of ionic liquid blocks in the range of 8000 and 22000 and of the block-copolymer synthesis. In this work we focus on block copolymers with an anchor block. They can be used to control the formation of TiO2 nanoparticles, which are functionalized thereafter with a block of ionic-liquid polymer. Pyrolysis of these polymer functionalized inorganic nanoparticles leads to TiO2 nanoparticles coated with a thin carbonaceous shell. Such materials may, e.g., be interesting as battery materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1693-1701
Number of pages9
JournalBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Hanif et al.; Licensee Beilstein-Institut.

Keywords

  • Block copolymer
  • Carbon
  • Ionic liquid
  • Polymeric ionic liquid
  • RAFT polymerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Block copolymers from ionic liquids for the preparation of thin carbonaceous shells'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this