Aerogel nanoarchitecture

Hybrid Polymer-Aerogel Nanoarchitectures as Electrochemical Capacitors... 

Sui R, Rizkalla A S, Charpentier P A (2006) Direct synthesis of zirconia aerogel nanoarchitecture in supercritical CO2. Langmuir 22 4390-4396... 

Figure 16. The pore-size distribution for sol—gel-derived birnessite Na(5Mn02 20 as processed into three pore-solid nanoarchitectures xerogel, ambigel, and aerogel. Distributions are derived from N2 physisorption measurements and calculated on the basis of a cylindrical pore model. (Reprinted with permission from ref 175. Copyright 2001 American Chemical Society.)...

In this chapter, we focus on the importance of nanoarchitecture in determining the electrochemical properties of transition metal oxide aerogels. After a brief introduction to aerogels and their synthesis methods we give an overview of the electrochemical characterization techniques employed when dealing with nanostructures. This chapter concludes with a case study on how aerogel nanostructures have improved the electrochemical properties of vanadium pentoxide. 

Laberty-Robert C, Long JW, Lucas EM, Pettigrew KA, Stroud RM, Doescher MS, Rolison DR (2006) Sol-gel derived ccria nanoarchitectures Synthesis, characterization and electrical properties. Chem Mater 18 50 8. Tillotson TM, Sunderland WE, Thomas IM, Hrubesh LW (1994) Synthesis of lanthanide and lanthanide-silicate aerogels. J Sol-Gel Sci Tech 1 241. 

Baia M, Danciu V, Cosoveanu V, Baia L (2008) Porous nanoarchitectures based on Ti02 aerogels and Au particles as potential SERS sensor for monitoring of water quality. Vib Spectrosc 48 206-209. 

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