Anodic properties of porous carbon with periodic nanostructure

Periodic nanoporous carbon has been prepared by the replica method using a synthetic opal as templates to control porous nanostructure artificially. Electrochemical properties of porous carbon with periodic nanostructure and the effect of the addition of metal phthalocyanines have been investigated for application to an electrode active material of lithium-ion batteries. The electrodes made of pyrolyzed periodic nanoporous carbon show good stability and relatively high Coulombic efficiency in charge-discharge cycles. Furthermore, the addition of metal phthalocyanines remarkably increases the charge-discharge capacities of periodic nanoporous carbon.