Aerogels: Promising Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
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Abstract Aerogels are 3-D nanostructures of non-fluid colloidal interconnected porous networks consisting of loosely packed bonded particles that are expanded throughout its volume by gas and exhibit ultra-low density and high specific surface area. Aerogels are normally synthesized through a sol–gel method followed by a special drying technique such as supercritical drying or ambient pressure drying. The fascinating properties of aerogels like high surface area, open porous structure greatly influence the performances of energy conversion and storage devices and encourage the development of sustainable electrochemical devices. Therefore, this review describes on the applications of inorganic, organic and composite aerogel nanostructures to dye-sensitized solar cells, fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors accompanied by the significant steps involved in the synthesis, mechanism of network formation and various drying techniques.
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Aerogels have a porous, continuous network structure.
“Aerogels have a porous, continuous network structure, as depicted in Figure 2 using electron microscopy pictures [3].”
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- Authors
- Alwin, S., & Sahaya Shajan, X.
- Affiliations
- Anna University, Chennai (IN)
- Venue
- Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
- Published
- 2020-04-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 2194-1459 (ISSN-L)
- 2194-1467
- OpenAlex
- W3015361660
- Cited by
- 157
- References
- 182
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 6.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (2013/34/15/BRNS/1123)
- Science and Engineering Research Board (EMR/2014/000416)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Aerogels and thermal insulation
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
- Keywords
- aerogels, energy conversion, energy storage, nanoporous materials, sol-gel synthesis, supercritical drying, ambient pressure drying, organic aerogels, composite aerogels, dye-sensitized solar cells, fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, electrochemical devices, network formation
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