HPC Mesoporous Carbon Material (C) Powder

Overview

HPC Mesoporous Carbon Material is a porous carbon powder engineered as a high-performance conductive host for advanced battery electrodes. Its open porous structure features a large pore diameter (~130–150 nm) with thin pore walls (~15 nm), supporting efficient electrolyte access and rapid mass transport. The carbon framework is partially graphitised yet structurally disordered, balancing electrical conductivity with abundant defect sites for electrochemical functionality. Surface-level carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are distributed uniformly, which can improve wettability and interfacial compatibility in electrode formulations.

Working principle in battery electrodes

In sulfur-based cathodes (e.g., lithium–sulfur systems), mesoporous carbon acts as a conductive scaffold that:

• physically accommodates active material within pores,
• promotes electron percolation through a conductive network, and
• helps stabilise interfacial reactions by improving electrolyte contact and ion transport pathways.
  
  

Key material attributes

• Pore architecture: ~130–150 nm pore diameter with ~15 nm wall thickness
• Carbon structure: partially graphitised, disordered carbon (conductive + defect-rich)
• Surface chemistry: uniform C/O/N distribution to support wetting and dispersion
• Form factor: fine powder suitable for slurry casting and composite fabrication
  
  

Compatibility and typical use

HPC mesoporous carbon is commonly incorporated into:

• sulfur–carbon composites (melt infusion or solution impregnation approaches)
• cathode slurries with standard binders (e.g., PVDF, water-based binders where applicable)
• research-scale coin cells, pouch cells, and lab test cells
  
  

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