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- Title
FABRICATION OF SILVER-IMPREGNATED SILICA AEROGEL COMPOSITE FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS.
- Authors
KAPADNIS, PRATIK S.; KYUNGSUN KIM; HYUNG-HO PARK; HAEJIN HWANG
- Abstract
In this study, Ag-impregnated silica aerogel composites were fabricated via wet impregnation. In this approach, silver salt was reduced with ethylene glycol in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) at reaction temperature 80°C. PVP was used as a capping agent to protect the Ag nanoparticles (NPs) from agglomeration. Wet impregnation was used to synthesize the Ag/SiO2 composite by combining the reduction of AgNO3 with a silica aerogel slurry. Experimental results showed that the AgNO3 concentration and PVP: AgNO3 ratio had an active influence on the growth of Ag NPs on silica surfaces. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the composite material showed no imprints of impurities or parasitic materials except for Ag and SiO2. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that the Ag NPs were well impregnated into the porous silica aerogel structure. It was found that SiO2 aerogel surfaces were homogeneously surrounded by the Ag NPs.
- Subjects
AEROGELS; POROUS silica; COMPOSITE materials; SILICA; ETHYLENE glycol
- Publication
Archives of Metallurgy & Materials, 2024, Vol 69, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
1733-3490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24425/amm.2024.147789