Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has been successfully employed for the
preparation of various advanced materials with controlled architecture. New catalysts with …

The controlled carbonization of polymers is one of the most important polymer reactions. It
represents the conversion process of polymeric precursors into carbonaceous materials in a …

This Perspective presents recent advances in macromolecular engineering enabled by
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …

Carbon fibers have high surface areas and rich functionalities for interacting with ions,
molecules, and particles. However, the control over their porosity remains challenging …

Porosity can be viewed as a profound concept that helps us to understand nature and create
advanced structures. There are some interesting examples in nature, such as hollow …

Self-assembly of soft materials is broadly considered an attractive means of generating
nanoscale structures and patterns over large areas. However, the spontaneous formation of …

Porous carbons have become extremely important in many applications related to
environmental remediation and, more recently, to challenging energy issues. Then, great …

This article is concerned with well-defined, nanosized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and their uses in organic electronic devices. Although PAHs are generally known to …

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is the most extensively studied controlled/living
radical polymerization (CRP) method, with the interest originating primarily in its simplicity …

The sheet-like material graphitic carbon-nitride (g-C3N4) is one of the most promising metal-
free photocatalysts and utilized for various purposes, eg energy conversion, waste water …