Aerobijels: Ultralight Carbon Monoliths from Cocontinuous Emulsions

Santiago Cordoba, Miguel A.; Spendelow, Jacob S.; Parra‐Vasquez, Alario Nicholas G.; Kuettner, Lindsey A.; Welch, Paul M.; Hamilton, Christopher E.; Oertel, John A.; Duque, Juan G.; Meierdierks, Eric J.; Semelsberger, Troy A.; Gordon, John C.; Lee, Matthew N.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201908383

Title: Aerobijels: Ultralight Carbon Monoliths from Cocontinuous Emulsions

Journal Article · 19 November 2019 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908383 · OSTI ID:1645083

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

In this work, bijels are used to develop a new class of ultralight hierarchically porous aerogels exhibiting multimodal porosity across multiple length scales. Through in situ functionalization of a particle-laden liquid interface wherein binary liquid pairs are kinetically trapped out of equilibrium through interfacial jamming, monolithic and freestanding carbon electrodes are produced with prescribed bulk densities down to ≈2 mg cm^-3. Exemplary electrokinetic experiments indicate that the bicontinuity of the pore structure is essential for enhancing transport to and from the active electrode surfaces, demonstrating that these materials possess a superior ability to accumulate and transport charge when compared to analogous systems with restricted pore connectivity and fluid throughput. This approach offers a new synthetic route to bicontinuous and hierarchical aerogel materials with nested multimodal porosities. Furthermore, the flexibility of this scheme can address critical issues related to transport-limited behaviors that arise in many technological fields, ranging from energy and catalysis research to remediation and sensing applications.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: LDRD; USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1645083

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--19-27282

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 30; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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