Hypocrystalline ceramic aerogels for thermal insulation at extreme conditions

J Guo, S Fu, Y Deng, X Xu, S Laima, D Liu, P Zhang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Thermal insulation under extreme conditions requires materials that can withstand complex
thermomechanical stress and retain excellent thermal insulation properties at temperatures …

Strong yet flexible ceramic aerogel

L Su, S Jia, J Ren, X Lu, SW Guo, P Guo, Z Cai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ceramic aerogels are highly efficient, lightweight, and chemically stable thermal insulation
materials but their application is hindered by their brittleness and low strength. Flexible …

Silica aerogel films prepared at ambient pressure by using surface derivatization to induce reversible drying shrinkage

SS Prakash, CJ Brinker, AJ Hurd, SM Rao - Nature, 1995 - nature.com
HIGHLY porous inorganic films have potential applications as dielectric materials, reflective
and anti-reflective coatings, flat-panel displays, sensors, catalyst supports and super …

Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels

S Zhao, G Siqueira, S Drdova, D Norris, C Ubert… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Owing to their ultralow thermal conductivity and open pore structure,–, silica aerogels are
widely used in thermal insulation,, catalysis, physics,, environmental remediation,, optical …

Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation

X Xu, Q Zhang, M Hao, Y Hu, Z Lin, L Peng, T Wang… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Ceramic aerogels are attractive for thermal insulation but plagued by poor mechanical
stability and degradation under thermal shock. In this study, we designed and synthesized …

Highly stretchable, crack-insensitive and compressible ceramic aerogel

L Su, H Wang, S Jia, S Dai, M Niu, J Ren, X Lu, Z Cai… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ceramic aerogels are attractive candidates for high-temperature thermal insulation, catalysis
support, and ultrafiltration materials, but their practical applications are usually limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Dense and strong, but superinsulating silica aerogel

S Iswar, S Galmarini, L Bonanomi, J Wernery… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica aerogel is the ultimate thermal insulator thanks to its record-breaking low thermal
conductivity (λ), open porosity and hydrophobicity. Silica aerogel's thermal conductivity is …

Insulating and robust ceramic nanorod aerogels with high-temperature resistance over 1400° C

E Zhang, W Zhang, T Lv, J Li, J Dai… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ceramic aerogels, which present a unique combination of low thermal conductivity and
excellent high-temperature stability, are attractive for thermal insulation under extreme …

Nacre‐Mimetic Nanocomposite Aerogels with Exceptional Mechanical Performance for Thermal Superinsulation at Extreme Conditions

J Zhang, J Zheng, M Gao, C Xu, Y Cheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal protection under extreme conditions requires materials with excellent thermal
insulation properties and exceptional mechanical properties to withstand a variety of …

Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions

X Xu, S Fu, J Guo, H Li, Y Huang, X Duan - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal insulation under extreme conditions requires materials that can withstand sharp
thermal shocks as well as extended high-temperature exposure. In this regard, a new …