Colloidal synthesis approach for energy materials

Colloidal route is one of the favored ways toward cost-effective large scale production of various nanostructures [1]. In our study, different types of nanoparticles have been designed and synthesized via colloidal approach, which can be applied for energy storage and other energy-type applications. For example, dispersible mesoporous nitrogen-doped hollow carbon nanoplates have been made by using gibbsite nanoplates as templates [2]. The resulted hollow carbon nanoplates bear uniform hexagonal morphology with specific surface area of 460 m·g and fairly accessible small mesopores (~ 3.8 nm). The obtained 2D hollow carbon nanoplates can be successfully applied as electrode materials for symmetric supercapacitors.