New Journal of Chemistry, volume 42, issue 8, pages 6525-6531

Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors

Wang Xiaobo 1
Zhang Yue 1
Luo Jieya 1
Wang Dong 1
Gao Hong 2
Xing Yan 2
Yang Zhou 1
Cao Hui 1
He Wanli 1
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-03-19
Quartile SCImago
Q2
Quartile WOS
Q2
Impact factor3.3
ISSN11440546, 13699261
Materials Chemistry
General Chemistry
Catalysis
Abstract
As an unusual two-dimensional porous nanomaterial, a silica aerogel film was composited with a chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*-LC) to broaden the bandwidth. Here, a thin film of silica aerogel has been synthesized via ambient drying of the wet gel film that was obtained by the sol–gel process of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). The porosity of the silica aerogel film depends on the hydrolysis and condensation of TEOS, and the modification of the microstructure of the wet gel film. The silica aerogel film/chiral nematic liquid crystal composite films were prepared by compositing the N*-LC with two kinds of silica aerogel films with different porosities. It is found that the reflection bandwidth (Δλ) of the composite film increased upon increasing the porosity of the silica aerogel film. Meanwhile, combining the anchoring effect of the polymer network, Δλ of the composite films was changed from 178 nm to 270 nm and the center wavelength was redshifted by approximately 120 nm. As a result, a presumed mechanism has been proposed to explain the effect of silica aerogel films on the N*-LC.

Citations by journals

1
2
3
Molecules
Molecules, 3, 30%
Molecules
3 publications, 30%
Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystals, 2, 20%
Liquid Crystals
2 publications, 20%
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2, 20%
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
2 publications, 20%
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 1, 10%
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
1 publication, 10%
ACS Nano
ACS Nano, 1, 10%
ACS Nano
1 publication, 10%
Chemical Society Reviews
Chemical Society Reviews, 1, 10%
Chemical Society Reviews
1 publication, 10%
1
2
3

Citations by publishers

1
2
3
4
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 4, 40%
Taylor & Francis
4 publications, 40%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 3, 30%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
3 publications, 30%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2, 20%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 publications, 20%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1, 10%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 publication, 10%
1
2
3
4
  • We do not take into account publications that without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated only for publications connected to researchers, organizations and labs registered on the platform.
  • Statistics recalculated weekly.
Metrics
Share
Cite this
GOST |
Cite this
GOST Copy
Wang X. et al. Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors // New Journal of Chemistry. 2018. Vol. 42. No. 8. pp. 6525-6531.
GOST all authors (up to 50) Copy
Wang X., Zhang Y., Luo J., Wang D., Gao H., Zhang J., Xing Y., Yang Z., Cao H., He W. Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors // New Journal of Chemistry. 2018. Vol. 42. No. 8. pp. 6525-6531.
RIS |
Cite this
RIS Copy
TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1039/C7NJ05159J
UR - https://doi.org/10.1039%2FC7NJ05159J
TI - Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors
T2 - New Journal of Chemistry
AU - Luo, Jieya
AU - Wang, Dong
AU - Zhang, Jingjing
AU - Yang, Zhou
AU - He, Wanli
AU - Wang, Xiaobo
AU - Zhang, Yue
AU - Gao, Hong
AU - Xing, Yan
AU - Cao, Hui
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/03/19 00:00:00
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
SP - 6525-6531
IS - 8
VL - 42
SN - 1144-0546
SN - 1369-9261
ER -
BibTex |
Cite this
BibTex Copy
@article{2018_Wang,
author = {Jieya Luo and Dong Wang and Jingjing Zhang and Zhou Yang and Wanli He and Xiaobo Wang and Yue Zhang and Hong Gao and Yan Xing and Hui Cao},
title = {Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors},
journal = {New Journal of Chemistry},
year = {2018},
volume = {42},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1039%2FC7NJ05159J},
number = {8},
pages = {6525--6531},
doi = {10.1039/C7NJ05159J}
}
MLA
Cite this
MLA Copy
Wang, Xiaobo, et al. “Silica aerogel films via ambient pressure drying for broadband reflectors.” New Journal of Chemistry, vol. 42, no. 8, Mar. 2018, pp. 6525-6531. https://doi.org/10.1039%2FC7NJ05159J.
Found error?