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US 10,125,052 B2Granted
Method of fabricating electrically conductive aerogels
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsPaulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
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Abstract
Electrically conductive aerogel and methods of making the same are disclosed. A solution is provided. The solution is cured to form a polymer. The polymer is carbonized to form the conductive aerogel.
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A method of fabricating an electrospray thruster component with an electrically conductive aerogel comprising:
- curing a solution in a mold of the electrospray thruster component to form a polymer precursor of the electrospray thruster component, wherein the electrospray thruster component is a distal electrode of an electrospray thruster;
- and
- carbonizing the polymer precursor to form the conductive aerogel, wherein the component includes a pore size gradient across the component.
A method of fabricating an electrospray thruster component with an electrically conductive aerogel comprising:
- curing a solution to form a polymer precursor of the electrospray thruster component;
- allowing the polymer precursor to rest until a solvent in the precursor has evaporated;
- and
- carbonizing the polymer precursor to form the conductive aerogel, wherein the component includes a pore size gradient across the component.
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A method of fabricating an electrospray thruster component with an electrically conductive aerogel comprising:
- curing a solution to form a polymer precursor of the electrospray thruster component;
- submerging at least a portion of a wire in the solution, wherein the wire includes one or more bends along a portion of the wire embedded in the polymer;
- and
- carbonizing the polymer precursor to form the conductive aerogel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.