Well-dispersed ultrafine Mn3O4 nanoparticles on graphene as a promising catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Na Li, Zhenfeng Geng, Minhua Cao*, Ling Ren, Xinyu Zhao, Bing Liu, Yuan Tian, Changwen Hu

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Abstract

Mn3O4-graphene (Mn3O4-GR) hybrids were synthesized using a one-step strategy under solvothermal conditions. During this process graphene oxide (GO) was reduced to GR and at the same time ultrafine Mn3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) with a size of ∼10 nm were uniformly anchored on the GR sheets. The Mn 3O4-GR hybrids showed promising catalytic effects for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP). The decomposition temperature was decreased by 141.9 °C and only one decomposing step was observed instead of common two in reported literature. This improved performance in the catalytic reaction is closely related to the synergistic effect of Mn3O4 and GR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-132
Number of pages9
JournalCarbon
Volume54
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

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Li, N., Geng, Z., Cao, M., Ren, L., Zhao, X., Liu, B., Tian, Y., & Hu, C. (2013). Well-dispersed ultrafine Mn3O4 nanoparticles on graphene as a promising catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. Carbon, 54, 124-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.11.009