Ultra-low-density silver aerogels via freeze-substitution
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
In this paper, we reported a method for fabricating <10 mg/cm3 silver aerogels via the freeze casting of aqueous nanowire suspensions followed by freeze substitution and supercritical drying. This method overcomes the limitations of traditional freeze drying and yields highly uniform, crack-free monoliths that undergo no measurable shrinkage with excellent mold reproduction. Significantly, freeze substitution enables the use of high concentrations of cryoprotectants to control the freezing process and, hence, the pore architecture of the resulting aerogels. Due to its physical nature, this method is applicable to the fabrication of materials with a broad range of compositions.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; 18-ERD-032
- OSTI ID:
- 1471637
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1470779; OSTI ID: 1476854; OSTI ID: 1476867
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-745061; LLNL-JRNL-745888
- Journal Information:
- APL Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 9; ISSN 2166-532X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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