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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Review of High-Temperature Resistant Silica Aerogels: Structural Evolution and Thermal Stability Optimization.

Zhenyu Zhu, Wanlin Zhang, Hongyan Huang, Wenjing Li, Hao Ling, Hao Zhang

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zhenyu ZhuAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.
Wanlin ZhangAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.
Hongyan HuangAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.
Wenjing LiAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.
Hao LingAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.
Hao ZhangAerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silica aerogels exhibit exceptionally low thermal conductivity and a low apparent density, as they are unique porous nanomaterials. They are extensively used in thermal insulation in terms of aerospace and building construction, adsorption processes for environmental applications, concentrating solar power systems, and so on. However, the degradation of the silica aerogel's nanoporous structure at high temperatures seriously restricts their practical applications. Through a comprehensive review of the high-temperature structural evolution and sintering mechanisms of silica aerogels, this paper introduces two strategies to enhance their thermal stability, including heteroatom doping and surface heterogeneous structure construction. In particular, atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ultra-thin coatings on silica aerogel holds significant potential for enhancing thermal stability, while preserving its ultra-low thermal conductivity.

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high-temperature aerogelsilica aerogelstructural evolutionthermal stability

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PMID40422377
PMCPMC12111328

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