Modern inorganic aerogels

C Ziegler, A Wolf, W Liu, AK Herrmann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Essentially, the term aerogel describes a special geometric structure of matter. It is neither
limited to any material nor to any synthesis procedure. Hence, the possible variety of …

Noble Metal Aerogels Synthesis, Characterization, and Application as Electrocatalysts

W Liu, AK Herrmann, NC Bigall… - Accounts of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metallic and catalytically active materials with high surface area and large
porosity are a long-desired goal in both industry and academia. In this Account, we …

High‐performance bismuth‐doped nickel aerogel electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction

AA Dubale, Y Zheng, H Wang, R Hübner… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Low‐cost, non‐noble‐metal electrocatalysts are required for direct methanol fuel
cells, but their development has been hindered by limited activity, high onset potential, low …

Current status, opportunities and challenges in catalytic and photocatalytic applications of aerogels: Environmental protection aspects

H Maleki, N Hüsing - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerogels are an exceptional class of materials which are of interest for several high-
performance applications thanks to their extraordinary physical properties such as extremely …

Versatile Three‐Dimensional Porous Cu@Cu2O Aerogel Networks as Electrocatalysts and Mimicking Peroxidases

P Ling, Q Zhang, T Cao, F Gao - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A facile strategy is presented to form 3D porous Cu@ Cu2O aerogel networks by self‐
assembling Cu@ Cu2O nanoparticles with the diameters of ca. 40 nm for constructing …

Aerogels: promising nanostructured materials for energy conversion and storage applications

S Alwin, X Sahaya Shajan - Materials for renewable and sustainable …, 2020 - Springer
Aerogels are 3-D nanostructures of non-fluid colloidal interconnected porous networks
consisting of loosely packed bonded particles that are expanded throughout its volume by …

Function‐led design of aerogels: self‐assembly of alloyed PdNi hollow nanospheres for efficient electrocatalysis

B Cai, D Wen, W Liu, AK Herrmann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One plausible approach to endow aerogels with specific properties while preserving their
other attributes is to fine‐tune the building blocks. However, the preparation of metallic …

Versatile aerogels for sensors

J Yang, Y Li, Y Zheng, Y Xu, Z Zheng, X Chen, W Liu - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogels are unique solid‐state materials composed of interconnected 3D solid networks
and a large number of air‐filled pores. They extend the structural characteristics as well as …

Gold aerogels: three-dimensional assembly of nanoparticles and their use as electrocatalytic interfaces

D Wen, W Liu, D Haubold, C Zhu, M Oschatz… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) porous metal nanostructures have been a long sought-after class of
materials due to their collective properties and widespread applications. In this study, we …

Synthesis of aerogels: from molecular routes to 3-dimensional nanoparticle assembly

F Rechberger, M Niederberger - Nanoscale Horizons, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal nanocrystals are extensively used as building blocks in nanoscience, and amazing
results have been achieved in assembling them into ordered, close-packed structures. But in …