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Characterization of Nano-porous silica-zirconia aerogels

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Highly Nano-porous SiO2-ZrO2 aerogels were manufactured with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and zirconyl nitrate dihydrate (ZrO(NO3)25H2O) by the sol-gel method followed by supercritical drying technique. The prepared aerogels are performed by SEM, FT-IR and BET to characterize and analyze the morphology and pore structure of SiO2-ZiCh aerogels. The results showed that:(i) The areogels are the typical of nano pores in the interval between 1<Dp<30 nm; (ii) the specific surface areas varied from 300 to 620 m2/g with (S BET)MAX = 615.5 m2/g with 35wt% Zirconia and the surface areas decreased with the increase of zirconia; The thermal conductivity attains 0.015 W/(m k) ; (iii) a mass of Si-O-Zr bands existed in the aerogels indicating a homogeneous distribution of the components on the nano scale.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNanoscience and Technology
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages1289-1292
Number of pages4
EditionPART 2
ISBN (Print)3908451302, 9783908451303
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventChina International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ChinaNANO 2005 - Beijing, China
Duration: 9 Jun 200511 Jun 2005

Publication series

NameSolid State Phenomena
NumberPART 2
Volume121-123
ISSN (Print)1012-0394

Conference

ConferenceChina International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ChinaNANO 2005
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period9/06/0511/06/05

Keywords

  • Nano-porous
  • Sol-gel
  • Supercritical drying

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