Fluorinated Nanocarbons and Their Applications II

Dear Colleagues,

Owing to its high reactivity and high electronegativity, fluorine is a very interesting element, as it can be bonded to any other element. Carbon is one of the few elements to have multiple allotropic forms. The allotropes of carbon can be either amorphous or crystalline. Thus, the combination of fluorine and carbon is unique in chemistry. The reaction leads to fluorocarbons (denoted as CFx). Among the almost limitless possibilities, the carbon/fluorine combination is highly versatile in terms of carbon–fluorine bonding, which makes it a unique association in chemistry. In fact, the C–F bond can be ionic, semi-covalent (i.e., with weakened covalence), or even covalent. The curvature of the (nano)carbonaceous lattice may also affect the type of C–F bonding. The diversity of CFx (where 0 < x < 1) results in numerous applications for energy storage, gas sensing, lubrication solutions, neutron reflectors, as fillers for composites, or as chemical filters.

In general, the use of carbonaceous nanomaterials allows for the enhancement of the desired properties, including electrochemical, tribological, or mechanical properties. Fluorination must be tailored according to the size, specific surface area, and chemistry of the starting nanomaterial.

The present Special Issue focuses on the recent achievements with fluorinated nanomaterials and their applications in various domains, including energy, depollution, filtering, lubrication, and neutron reflectors. The achievements may concern either the applicative properties of nanomaterials or new developments for the synthesis of fluorinated nanomaterials.

Nanocarbons with different dimensionalities (0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D) and hybridizations are considered in this Special Issue (fullerenes, nanotubes, nanofibers, nanodiscs, graphenes, carbon blacks, porous carbons, diamond, diamane, and diamond-like materials).

Finally, advanced characterization techniques (NEXAFS, XRS, solid-state NMR, EPR, etc.) may be developed to give specific information about C–F bonding and/or structures to explain the applicative properties of nanomaterials. Theoretical calculations are also necessary to achieve such aims.

Dr. Yasser Ahmad
Prof. Dr. Marc Dubois
Guest Editors

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• fluorination
• fluorine chemistry
• nanocarbons
• nanodiamond
• graphene
• nanotubes
• nanofibers
• diamane
• fullerenes