Hard templates synthesis nanofibers

As compared to mesoporous oxide nanofibers, much lesser attention has been paid to their mesoporous amorphous carbon analogues. However, mesoporous carbon exhibits superior resistance to acids and bases, excellent heat resistance, as well as high intrinsic electric conductivity. Potential applications for hybrid membranes consisting of mesoporous carbon within hard templates include size-selective electrosorption, electrosynthesis of nanostructures, catalysis, separation and storage. The first reported procedure for the synthesis of mesoporous carbon nanofibers involved the preparation of... 

Template-free techniques have been extensively studied for the fabrication of conducting polymer nanomaterials fabrication. Compared with hard and soft template methods, these methodologies provide a facile and practical route to produce pure, uniform, and high quality nanofibers. Template-free methods encompass various methods such as electrochemical synthesis, chemical polymerization, aqueous/organic interfacial polymerization, radi-olytic synthesis, and dispersion polymerization. 

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