1. Sponge-like Nickel and Nickel Nitride Structures for Catalytic Applications
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Valerio Molinari, Guylhaine Clavel, Markus Antonietti, Debora Ressnig, Menny Shalom, Davide Esposito, and Cristina Giordano
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,Graphitic carbon nitride ,Salt (chemistry) ,Nanoparticle ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nitride ,Catalysis ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nickel ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Mechanics of Materials ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,General Materials Science ,Carbon - Abstract
A safe and simple method to fabricate air-stable nickel nitride and nickel embedded in carbon and nitrogen matrix, with high surface area for catalytic applications, is presented. The new synthesis employs molten inorganic salts as the reaction media. The use of salt melt opens new possibilities for safe, simple, and cheap synthesis of metal nitrides and metals for energy-related applications.
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- 2013
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