Functional Molecules and Materials Research Theme Seminar
Speaker - Professor Charl Faul
Title - Nitrogen-Containing Conjugated Microporous Materials for Advanced (Energy) Applications
Abstract - In the quest for new materials to help to solve global challenges,1 we have focused our efforts in recent years on the production of functional supramolecular and polymeric materials.2, 3 In this lecture the focus will be on highly cross-linked covalent 3D polymer architectures.
After a brief introduction to the field of microporous conjugated polymers (CMPs), the focus of the rest of the lecture will be on nitrogen-rich 3D CMP analogues of the well-known conducting polymer, poly(aniline).4 Various simple design rules will be explored,5 and the recent success of using simple inorganic salts to carefully tune porosity and pore size distributions, but also tune CO2 uptake with high selectivity.5b The versatility of these materials will briefly be shown in their application for VOC capture,6 gas capture,7a and energy storage.7b Future focus areas of research will also be highlighted.
References:
[1] C. F. J. Faul, Acc. Chem. Res., 2014, 47, 3428; Y. Chang, et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 989
[2] Bell et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 14288; W. Lyu et al., Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 4392
[3] A X. Li, P. Wolanin et al., Nat. Comm., 2017, 8, 159090; C. Jarret-Wilkins et al.,Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 15556
[4] Y. Liao, J. Weber, C. F. J. Faul, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8002
[5] J. Chen, et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11715; J. Chen et al., submitted
[6] L. Pan, et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 48352
[7] X. Hu, et al, Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 382, 122998; K. Amin, Sustainable Energy Fuels 2020, doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00610F
This seminar will be held on Zoom, please contact manda.baynes@bristol.ac.uk for details.