Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation

Xiang Xu; Qiangqiang Zhang; Menglong Hao; Yuan Hu; Zhaoyang Lin; Lele Peng; Tao Wang; Xuexin Ren; Chen Wang; Zipeng Zhao; Chengzhang Wan; Huilong Fei; Lei Wang; Jian Zhu; Hongtao Sun; Wenli Chen; Tao Du; Biwei Deng; Gary J. Cheng; Imran Shakir; Chris Dames; Timothy S. Fisher; Xiang Zhang; Hui Li; Yu Huang; Xiangfeng Duan

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Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation

Xiang Xu, Qiangqiang Zhang, Menglong Hao, Yuan Hu, Zhaoyang Lin, Lele Peng, Tao Wang, Xuexin Ren, Chen Wang, Zipeng Zhao, Chengzhang Wan, Huilong Fei, Lei Wang, Jian Zhu, Hongtao Sun, Wenli Chen, Tao Du, Biwei Deng, Gary J. Cheng, Imran ShakirChris Dames, Timothy S. Fisher, Xiang Zhang, Hui Li, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan

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Ceramic aerogels are attractive for thermal insulation but plagued by poor mechanical stability and degradation under thermal shock. In this study, we designed and synthesized hyperbolic architectured ceramic aerogels with nanolayered double-pane walls with a negative Poisson’s ratio (−0.25) and a negative linear thermal expansion coefficient (−1.8 × 10 ⁻⁶ per °C). Our aerogels display robust mechanical and thermal stability and feature ultralow densities down to ~0.1 milligram per cubic centimeter, superelasticity up to 95%, and near-zero strength loss after sharp thermal shocks (275°C per second) or intense thermal stress at 1400°C, as well as ultralow thermal conductivity in vacuum [~2.4 milliwatts per meter-kelvin (mW/m·K)] and in air (~20 mW/m·K). This robust material system is ideal for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions, such as those encountered by spacecraft.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	723-727
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	363
Issue number	6428
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav7304
State	Published - Feb 15 2019

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