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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Thermal Evolution of Silicon and Fluorine Species in Fluorosilane-Modified Carbon Aerogel Composites.

Yiren Long, Junzong Feng, Yonggang Jiang, Yijie Hu, Jian Feng

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yiren LongScience and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.
Junzong FengScience and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6844-8950
Yonggang JiangScience and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4632-5575
Yijie HuScience and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.
Jian FengScience and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.

Funding

Hunan University of Science and Technology 2025JJ20045National Natural Science Foundation of China 52672377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon aerogels are widely used for thermal protection in extreme high-temperature environments under inert atmospheres because of their excellent thermal insulation. However, their high specific surface area and open-pore structure promote moisture uptake, necessitating hydrophobic or low-surface-energy functionalization for practical use. Existing studies have primarily focused on room-temperature wettability after modification, while the high-temperature decomposition of functional layers, elemental evolution, and volatile release remain insufficiently understood. Herein, vapor-phase fluorosilane (FAS)-modified carbon aerogel composites were investigated by combining solid-state chemical characterization with evolved-gas analysis to clarify the thermal evolution of the functional layer under inert high-temperature conditions. FAS modification produced a superhydrophobic surface with an initial water contact angle of approximately 163°. During heating, the FAS-derived functional layer entered a rapid-decomposition stage at approximately 372 °C, followed by the principal fluorinated-volatilization stage near 443 °C. Perfluoroalkyl-chain cleavage progressively removed fluorine from the material through the release of C

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carbon aerogel compositesCxFy-containing volatile speciesdifferential evolution of Si/F speciesfluorosilane functionalizationhigh-temperature degradationsurface functional-layer failure

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PMID42873034
PMCPMC13667006

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