Aerogels meet phase change materials: fundamentals, advances, and beyond

P Liu, X Chen, Y Li, P Cheng, Z Tang, J Lv, W Aftab… - ACS …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Benefiting from the inherent properties of ultralight weight, ultrahigh porosity, ultrahigh
specific surface area, adjustable thermal/electrical conductivities, and mechanical flexibility …

The rising aerogel fibers: status, challenges, and opportunities

Z Sheng, Z Liu, Y Hou, H Jiang, Y Li, G Li… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aerogel fibers garner tremendous scientific interest due to their unique properties such as
ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, and ultralow thermal conductivity, enabling …

Hygroscopic holey graphene aerogel fibers enable highly efficient moisture capture, heat allocation and microwave absorption

Y Hou, Z Sheng, C Fu, J Kong, X Zhang - Nature Communications, 2022‏ - nature.com
Aerogel fibers have been recognized as the rising star in the fields of thermal insulation and
wearable textiles. Yet, the lack of functionalization in aerogel fibers limits their applications …

Slippery porous‐liquid‐infused porous surface (SPIPS) with on‐demand responsive switching between “defensive” and “offensive” antifouling modes

Z Tong, F Gao, S Chen, L Song, J Hu, Y Hou… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) have received widespread attention in the
antifouling field. However, the reduction in antifouling performance caused by lubricant loss …

Advanced phase change materials from natural perspectives: structural design and functional applications

L Liu, Y Zhang, S Zhang, B Tang - Advanced Science, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Phase change materials have garnered extensive interest in heat harvesting and utilization
owing to their high energy storage density and isothermal phase transition. Nevertheless …

Folk arts-inspired twice-coagulated configuration-editable tough aerogels enabled by transformable gel precursors

L Li, G Yang, J Lyu, Z Sheng, F Ma, X Zhang - Nature Communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
Aerogels, as famous lightweight and porous nanomaterials, have attracted considerable
attention in various emerging fields in recent decades, however, both low density and weak …

A Solid–Liquid Bicontinuous Fiber with Strain‐Insensitive Ionic Conduction

H Ye, B Wu, S Sun, P Wu - Advanced Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable ionic conductors are crucial for enabling advanced iontronic devices to operate
under diverse deformation conditions. However, when employed as interconnects, existing …

Polypyrrole coated carbon nanotube aerogel composite phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity, high solar-/electro-thermal energy conversion …

Z Tao, H Zou, M Li, S Ren, J Xu, J Lin, M Yang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been widely investigated as promising thermal
management materials due to their high thermal storage capacity, satisfactory heat transfer …

Bioresource upgrade for sustainable energy, environment, and biomedicine

F Li, Y Li, KS Novoselov, F Liang, J Meng, SH Ho… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023‏ - Springer
We conceptualize bioresource upgrade for sustainable energy, environment, and
biomedicine with a focus on circular economy, sustainability, and carbon neutrality using …

Multilevel structural design and heterointerface engineering of a host–guest binary aerogel toward multifunctional broadband microwave absorption

G Shao, X Shen, X Huang - ACS Materials Letters, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The design of aerogels featuring high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption,
multifunctionality, and high mechanical strength is of great interest for applications in …