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Rapid sol–gel synthesis of nanodiamond aerogel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2014

Sandeep Manandhar ,
Paden B. Roder ,
Jennifer L. Hanson ,
Matthew Lim ,
Bennett E. Smith ,
Austin Mann  and
Peter J. Pauzauskie
Sandeep Manandhar
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Paden B. Roder
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Jennifer L. Hanson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Matthew Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Bennett E. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Austin Mann
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Peter J. Pauzauskie*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; and Fundamental & Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington 99354, USA
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The rapid sol–gel synthesis of macroscopic quantities of nanodiamond aerogel (NDAG) is reported at standard temperature and pressure using acid-catalyzed covalent crosslinking of air-oxidized detonation nanodiamond (DND) nanocrystals. Acetonitrile acts as a polar, aprotic solvent both to form a colloidal dispersion of DND particles and to conduct acid-catalyzed polycondensation reactions between resorcinol and formaldehyde (RF) small molecule precursors. Several characterization techniques show that nanodiamond grains are connected via covalent bonding with RF molecules to form a porous, three-dimensional network. Solvent exchange into liquid carbon dioxide and subsequent supercritical drying of NDAGs are used to recover low-density (151 mg/cm3), three-dimensional monolithic aerogels that exhibit surface areas in excess of 589 m2/g. The large accessible pore volume from the rapidly synthesized, macroscopic NDAG materials suggests a range of potential applications in catalysis, sensing, energy storage, as well as inert excipients for small-molecule pharmaceuticals.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 29 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2014 , pp. 2905 - 2911
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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