Hou Yinglai, Sheng Zhizhi, Fu Chen, Kong Jie, Zhang Xuetong
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, PR China.
Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 215123, Suzhou, PR China.
Nat Commun. 2022 Mar 9;13(1):1227. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28906-4.
Aerogel fibers have been recognized as the rising star in the fields of thermal insulation and wearable textiles. Yet, the lack of functionalization in aerogel fibers limits their applications. Herein, we report hygroscopic holey graphene aerogel fibers (LiCl@HGAFs) with integrated functionalities of highly efficient moisture capture, heat allocation, and microwave absorption. LiCl@HGAFs realize the water sorption capacity over 4.15 g g, due to the high surface area and high water uptake kinetics. Moreover, the sorbent can be regenerated through both photo-thermal and electro-thermal approaches. Along with the water sorption and desorption, LiCl@HGAFs experience an efficient heat transfer process, with a heat storage capacity of 6.93 kJ g. The coefficient of performance in the heating and cooling mode can reach 1.72 and 0.70, respectively. Notably, with the entrapped water, LiCl@HGAFs exhibit broad microwave absorption with a bandwidth of 9.69 GHz, good impedance matching, and a high attenuation constant of 585. In light of these findings, the multifunctional LiCl@HGAFs open an avenue for applications in water harvest, heat allocation, and microwave absorption. This strategy also suggests the possibility to functionalize aerogel fibers towards even broader applications.
气凝胶纤维已被视为隔热和可穿戴纺织品领域的后起之秀。然而,气凝胶纤维缺乏功能化限制了它们的应用。在此,我们报道了具有高效水分捕获、热量分配和微波吸收等集成功能的吸湿多孔石墨烯气凝胶纤维(LiCl@HGAFs)。由于高表面积和高吸水动力学,LiCl@HGAFs实现了超过4.15 g/g的吸水能力。此外,该吸附剂可以通过光热和电热方法进行再生。伴随着水的吸附和解吸,LiCl@HGAFs经历了一个高效的传热过程,储热能力为6.93 kJ/g。加热和冷却模式下的性能系数分别可达1.72和0.70。值得注意的是,含有水分的LiCl@HGAFs表现出9.69 GHz带宽的宽频微波吸收、良好的阻抗匹配以及585的高衰减常数。鉴于这些发现,多功能LiCl@HGAFs为集水、热量分配和微波吸收应用开辟了一条途径。该策略还表明了使气凝胶纤维功能化以实现更广泛应用的可能性。