Role of urea in the preparation of highly porous nanocomposite aerogels

Casula, M.F., Loche, D., Marras, S., Paschina, G., Corrias, A. (2007) Role of urea in the preparation of highly porous nanocomposite aerogels. Langmuir, 23 (7). pp. 3509-3512. ISSN 0743-7463. (doi:10.1021/la0635799) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:46175)

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Abstract

The preparation of highly porous CoFe2O4-SiO 2 nanocomposite aerogels was successfully achieved by a novel sol-gel procedure involving urea-assisted co-gelation of the precursor phases. This method allows fast gelation, giving rise to an aerogel with 97% porosity. The formation of CoFe2O4 nanocrystals homogeneously distributed within the matrix occurs after calcination at 750Â°C and is complete at 900Â°C. Despite the high temperature required for the formation of the CoFe2O4 nanocrystals, the high porosity typical of aerogels is still retained.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1021/la0635799
Uncontrolled keywords:	Calcination, Gelation, Nanocomposites, Nanocrystals, Porous materials, Reaction kinetics, Sol-gel process, Synthesis (chemical), Urea, Nanocomposite aerogels, Precursors, Aerogels
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC176.8.N35 Nanoscience, nanotechnology
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Anna Corrias
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2014 15:11 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 10:29 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/46175 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Corrias, A..

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