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US 2020/0157657 A1Published application
Ultralight conductive metallic aerogels
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsFang Qian, Thomas Han, Marcus Worsley
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the presently disclosed inventive concepts, a metal aerogel includes a plurality of metal nanowires formed into a porous three-dimensional structure, where pores in the structure are anisotropic.
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A metal aerogel, comprising:
- a plurality of metal nanowires formed into a porous three-dimensional structure, wherein pores in the structure are anisotropic.
A method of forming an aerogel of metal nanowires, the method comprising:
- suspending a plurality of purified metal nanowires having a polymer coating in an aqueous solution thereby creating a suspension;
- freeze casting the suspension;
- lyophilizing the frozen suspension to a dry structure of metal nanowires;
- and
- sintering the lyophilized structure of metal nanowires.
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