The invention discloses a carbon material rich in intrinsic defects as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of catalysts,
fullerene or
fullerene derivative carbon cages adopted by the invention have a pi conjugated structure, so that relatively strong pi-
pi interaction force exists among molecules.
Fullerene or a
fullerene derivative is used as a
raw material, a macroscopic crystalline material, namely a fullerene condensed state precursor, is obtained through self-
assembly based on intermolecular acting force, the fullerene condensed state precursor is subjected to pre-
etching treatment through
oxygen plasma,
surface modification is conducted on the fullerene condensed state precursor, and the fullerene or fullerene derivative is obtained. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a fullerene condensed state precursor, performing two-stage temperature
programming heat treatment of low-temperature pre-
etching treatment and high-temperature
roasting in ZnCl2
molten salt, endowing the fullerene condensed state precursor with five-membered ring topological defects and carbon intrinsic defects of boundaries and curvatures, so as to obtain the carbon material rich in intrinsic defects, and endowing the carbon material with good electro-catalytic performance by the intrinsic defect sites.