Chemistry

Carbon nanothreads are a new one-dimensional sp3-bonded nanomaterial of CH stoichiometry synthesized from benzene at high pressure and room temperature by slow solid-state polymerization. It…

Carbon nanoscrolls, as an emerging family member of carbon nanomaterials, are a spirally-wrapped 2D graphene sheet with a 1D tubular structure resembling that of a…

Carbon nanocones are conical structures that are made predominantly from carbon and which have at least one dimension of the order one micrometer or smaller.…

Rhodium (IV) oxide (or rhodium dioxide) is the chemical compound with the formula RhO2. Rhodium, together with platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium, is one…

Nano-thermite – a metastable intermolecular composite Nanothermites are the most important family of energetic materials in contemporary pyrotechnics. It is also known as super-thermite, is…

Rhodium is a silver-white metallic element that is highly reflective and resistant to corrosion. Rhodium trifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula RhF3. It…

Rhodium pentafluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula Rh4F20. It is a red solid. It is prepared by fluorination of rhodium trifluoride at 400°C.…

Rhodium Hexafluoride – an inorganic compound of rhodium and fluorine Rhodium is a precious, transition metal that is hard and silvery in appearance. A hexafluoride…

Acrylamide (or acrylic amide) is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in many foods and is commonly caused by high-heat cooking processes. It is a…

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical molecules that consist of rolled-up sheets of single-layer carbon atoms (graphene). They are tubes made of carbon with diameters typically…

Ruthenium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust. Ruthenium is a chemical element with the symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It…

Ionic Liquid – salt in the liquid state An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt in the liquid state. Ionic Liquids are a new class…