Issue 29, 2016

From 1D to 3D – macroscopic nanowire aerogel monoliths

Abstract

Here we present a strategy to assemble one-dimensional nanostructures into a three-dimensional architecture with macroscopic size. With the assistance of centrifugation, we successfully gel ultrathin W18O49 nanowires with diameters of 1 to 2 nm and aspect ratios larger than 100 into 3D networks, which are transformed into monolithic aerogels by supercritical drying.

Graphical abstract: From 1D to 3D – macroscopic nanowire aerogel monoliths

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Jun 2016
Accepted
01 Jul 2016
First published
04 Jul 2016

Nanoscale, 2016,8, 14074-14077

From 1D to 3D – macroscopic nanowire aerogel monoliths

W. Cheng, F. Rechberger and M. Niederberger, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 14074 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR04429H

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