Carbon Nanostructures Derived through Hypergolic Reaction of Conductive Polymers with Fuming Nitric Acid at Ambient Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Polyaniline-HNO3 Hypergolic Pair
2.2. Application of the Method to Other Conductive Polymers
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Polyaniline Synthesis
3.2. Carbon Nanosheets
3.3. Characterization Techniques
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Chalmpes, N.; Moschovas, D.; Tantis, I.; Bourlinos, A.B.; Bakandritsos, A.; Fotiadou, R.; Patila, M.; Stamatis, H.; Avgeropoulos, A.; Karakassides, M.A.; et al. Carbon Nanostructures Derived through Hypergolic Reaction of Conductive Polymers with Fuming Nitric Acid at Ambient Conditions. Molecules 2021, 26, 1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061595
Chalmpes N, Moschovas D, Tantis I, Bourlinos AB, Bakandritsos A, Fotiadou R, Patila M, Stamatis H, Avgeropoulos A, Karakassides MA, et al. Carbon Nanostructures Derived through Hypergolic Reaction of Conductive Polymers with Fuming Nitric Acid at Ambient Conditions. Molecules. 2021; 26(6):1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061595
Chicago/Turabian StyleChalmpes, Nikolaos, Dimitrios Moschovas, Iosif Tantis, Athanasios B. Bourlinos, Aristides Bakandritsos, Renia Fotiadou, Michaela Patila, Haralambos Stamatis, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Michael A. Karakassides, and et al. 2021. "Carbon Nanostructures Derived through Hypergolic Reaction of Conductive Polymers with Fuming Nitric Acid at Ambient Conditions" Molecules 26, no. 6: 1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061595