Flower resting on a slab of aerogel over a flaming bunsen burner.

Silica Aerogels

Publications

Note: There are well over one thousand scholarly papers dealing with aerogels. The partial list below gives representative examples and an indication of the breadth of this field.

The International Symposia on Aerogels Microstructured Materials Group Papers
Thermal Properties Optical Phenomena Mechanical Properties
Cherenkov Counter Applications Miscellaneous

The International Symposia on Aerogels (ISA)

  • 1st ISA: Wurzburg, Germany. September 23-25, 1985
    Proceedings: "Aerogels" Ed. J. Fricke Springer Proceedings in Physics 6, Springer-Verlag (Berlin) 1986
  • 2nd ISA: Montpellier, France. September 21-23, 1988
    Proceedings: Colloque de Physique (Supplement au Journal De Physique, FASC. 4), C4-1989
  • 3rd ISA: Wurzburg, Germany. September 30 - October 2, 1991
    Proceedings: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 145, 1992
  • 4th ISA: Berkeley, California, USA. September 19-21, 1994
    Proceedings: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 185-6, 1995
  • 5th ISA: Montpellier, France. September 8-10, 1997
    Proceedings: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 225, 1998
  • 6th ISA: Albuquerque, N.M., USA. October 8-11, 2000
    Proceedings: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 285, 2001

Papers by Microstructured Materials Group Members

  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    2001 Observation of the Aggregation Behavior of Silica Sols Using Laser Speckle Contrast Measurements. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 290:122-128.
  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    2001 Synthesis and Properties of Chitosan-Silica Hybrid Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 285:123-127.
  • Hunt. A.J., and M.R. Ayers
    2001 Investigations of Silica Alcogel Using Coherent Light. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 285:162-166.
  • Hunt. A.J.
    1998 Light Scattering for Aerogel Characterization Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 225:303-306.
  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    1998 Molecular Oxygen Sensor Based on Photoluminescent Silica Aerogel. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 225:343-347.
  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    1998 Light Scattering Studies of UV-Catalyzed Gel and Aerogel Structure, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 225:325-329.
  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    1998 Titanium Oxide Aerogels Prepared from Titanium Metal and Hydrogen Peroxide. Materials Letters 34:290-293.
  • Ayers, M.R. and A.J. Hunt
    1998 Visibly Photoluminescent Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 217:229-235.
  • Ayers, M.R., X.Y. Song, and A.J. Hunt
    1996 Preparation of Nanocomposite Materials Containing WS2, d-WN, Fe3O4, or Fe9S10 in a Silica Aerogel Host. Journal of Materials Science 31:6251-6257.
  • Zeng, S.Q., A. Hunt, and R. Greif
    1995 Theoretical Modeling of Carbon Content to Minimize Heat Transfer In Silica Aerogel. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 271-277.
  • Song, X.Y., W.Q. Cao, M.R. Ayers, and A.J. Hunt
    1995 Carbon Nanostructures In Silica Aerogel Composites. Journal of Materials Research 10: 251-254.
  • Zeng, S.Q., A. Hunt, and R. Greif
    1995 Transport Properties of Gas In Silica Aerogel. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 264-270.
  • Hunt, A.J., M.R. Ayers, and W.Q. Cao
    1995 Aerogel Composites Using Chemical Vapor Infiltration. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 185: 227-232.
  • Lee, D., P.C. Stevens, S.Q. Zeng, and A.J. Hunt
    1995 Thermal Characterization of Carbon-Opacified Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 285-290.
  • Cao, W.Q., and A.J. Hunt
    1994 Photoluminescence of Chemically Vapor Deposited Si on Silica Aerogels. Applied Physics Letters 64: 2376-2378.
  • Song, X.Y., W. Cao, and A.J. Hunt
    1994 AEM and HREM Evaluation of Carbon Nanostructures in Silica Aerogels. Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society; pp. (6 p). San Francisco, CA (United States): Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California (United States).
  • Cao, W.Q., and A.J. Hunt
    1994 Improving the Visible Transparency of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 176: 18-25.
  • Cao, W.Q., and A.J. Hunt
    1994 Thermal Annealing of Photoluminescent Si Deposited On Silica Aerogels. Solid State Communications 91: 645-648.
  • Zeng, S.Q., A.J. Hunt, W. Cao, and R. Greif
    1994 Pore Size Distribution and Apparent Gas Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogel. Journal of Heat Transfer 116: 756-759.
  • Hunt, A.J., C.A. Jantzen, W. Cao, R.S. Graves, and D.C. Wysocki
    1991 Aerogel. Gatlinburg, TN (United States): Philadelphia, PA (United States) ASTM (Symposium on Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications).
  • Hunt, A., K. Lofftus, W.H. Bloss, and F. Pfisterer
    1988 Silica Aerogel, A Transparent High Performance Insulator. Hamburg, F.R. Germany: Pergamon Press,Oxford, GB (International Solar Energy Society Biennial Congress on Advances in Solar Energy Technology).
  • Tewari, P.H., A.J. Hunt, K.D. Lofftus, J.G. Lieber, C.J. Brinker, D.E. Clark, and D.R. Ulrich
    1986 Microstructural Studies of Transparent Silica Gels and Aerogels. Palo Alto, CA, USA: Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA (Materials Research Society spring meeting).
  • Tewari, P.H., K.D. Lofftus, and A.J. Hunt
    1985 Structure and Chemistry of Sol-Gel Derived Transparent Silica Aerogel. 2. International Conference on Ultrastructure Processing of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites; pp. 17. Daytona Beach, Florida, USA: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California (USA).
  • Hunt, A.J., R.E. Russo, P.H. Tewari, and K.D. Lofftus
    1985 Aerogel: A Transparent Insulator for Solar Applications. INTERSOL '85 - Solar Energy—The Diverse Solution; pp. 8. Montreal, Canada: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California (USA).
  • Hunt, A., P. Berdahl, K. Lofftus, R. Russo, and P. Tewari
    1985 Advances in Transparent Insulating Aerogels for Windows, Solar Buildings: Realities For Today—Trends for Tomorrow; pp. 138-141. Washington, DC, USA: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California, MCC Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA).
  • Hunt, A., R. Russo, P. Tewari, K. Lofftus, E. Bilgen, and K.G.T. Hollands
    1985 Aerogel: A Transparent Insulator for Solar Applications. Montreal, Canada: Pergamon Books Inc., Elmsford, NY (INTERSOL '85 - Solar Energy—The Diverse Solution).
  • Selkowitz, S.E., A. Hunt, C.M. Lampert, and M.D. Rubin
    1984 Advanced Optical and Thermal Technologies for Aperture Control, Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Update; pp. 10-19. Washington, DC, USA: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC. Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Division.
  • Hunt, A.J., and P. Berdahl
    1984 Structure Data Form Light Scattering Studies of Aerogel. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.: 275-280.
  • Hunt, A., P. Berdahl, K. Lofftus, R. Russo, and P. Terwari
    1984 Advances in Transparent Insulating Aerogels for Windows, Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Update; pp. 47-50. Washington, DC, USA: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC. Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Division.
  • Hunt, A.J.
    1983 Light-scattering Studies of Silica Aerogels, International Conference on Ultrastructure Processing of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites; pp. 15. Gainesville, FL, USA: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California (USA).

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Thermal Properties

  • Rettelbach, R., J. Sauberlich, S. Korder, and J. Fricke
    1995 Thermal Conductivity of Ir-Opacified Silica Aerogel Powders Between 10 K and 275 K. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 28: 581-587.
  • Rettelbach, T., J. Sauberlich, S. Korder, and J. Fricke
    1995 Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogel Powders At Temperatures From 10 to 275 K. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 278-284.
  • Hrubesh, L.W., and J.F. Poco
    1995 Thin Aerogel Films For Optical, Thermal, Acoustic and Electronic Applications. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 188: 46-53.
  • Hrubesh, L.W., and R.W. Pekala
    1994 Thermal Properties of Organic and Inorganic Aerogels. Journal of Materials Research 9: 731-738.
  • Zeng, S.Q., A.J. Hunt, W. Cao, and R. Greif
    1994 Pore Size Distribution and Apparent Gas Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogel. Journal of Heat Transfer 116: 756-759.
  • Reiss, H.
    1992 Heat Transfer in Thermal Insulations. Physikalische Blaetter 48: 617-622.
  • Bernasconi, A., T. Sleator, D. Posselt, J.K. Kjems, and H.R. Ott
    1992 Low-Temperature Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 202-206.
  • Scheuerpflug, P., M. Hauck, and J. Fricke
    1992 Thermal Properties of Silica Aerogels Between 1.4-K and 330-K. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 196-201.
  • Bernasconi, A., T. Sleator, D. Posselt, J.K. Kjems, and H.R. Ott
    1992 Dynamic Properties of Silica Aerogels as Deduced from Specific-Heat and Thermal-Conductivity Measurements. Physical Review B-Condensed Matter 45: 10363-10376.
  • Posselt, D., J.K. Kjems, A. Bernasconi, T. Sleator, and H.R. Ott
    1991 The Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogel in the Phonon, the Fracton and the Particle-Mode Regime. Europhysics Letters 16: 59-65.
  • Scheuerpflug, P., H.J. Morper, G. Neubert, and J. Fricke
    1991 Low-Temperature Thermal Transport in Silica Aerogels. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 24: 1395-1403.
  • Xianping, L., W. Peng, D. Buettner, U. Heinemann, O. Nilsson, J. Kuhn, and J. Fricke
    1991 Thermal Transport in Opacified Monolithic Silica Aerogels. High Temperatures High Pressures 23: 431-436.
  • Sleator, T., A. Bernasconi, D. Posselt, J.K. Kjems, and H.R. Ott
    1991 Low-Temperature Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogels. Physical Review Letters 66: 1070-1073.
  • Caps, R., G. Doll, J. Fricke, U. Heinemann, and J. Hetfleisch
    1989 Thermal Transport In Monolithic Silica Aerogel. Journal De Physique 50: C4113-C4118.
  • Fricke, J.
    1989 Thermal Insulation Without CFC. Physik in Unserer Zeit 20: 189-191.
  • Fricke, J., E. Hummer, H.J. Morper, and P. Scheuerpflug
    1989 Thermal Properties of Silica Aerogels. Journal De Physique 50: C487-C497.
  • Buettner, D., R. Caps, U. Heinemann, E. Huemmer, A. Kadur, and J. Fricke
    1988 Thermal Loss Coefficients of Low-Density Silica Aerogel Tiles. Sol. Energy 40: 13-15.
  • Fricke, J., R. Caps, D. Buettner, U. Heinemann, E. Huemmer, and A. Kadur
    1987 Thermal Loss Coefficients of Monolithic and Granular Aerogel Systems. Sol. Energy Mater. 16: 267-274.

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Optical Phenomena

  • Hrubesh, L.W., and J.F. Poco
    1995 Thin Aerogel Films for Optical, Thermal, Acoustic and Electronic Applications. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 188: 46-53.
  • Zhu, L., Y.F. Li, J. Wang, and J. Shen
    1995 Structural and Optical Characteristics of Fullerenes Incorporated Inside Porous Silica Aerogel. Chemical Physics Letters 239: 393-398.
  • Emmerling, A., R. Petricevic, A. Beck, P. Wang, H. Scheller, and J. Fricke
    1995 Relationship Between Optical Transparency and Nanostructural Features of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 185: 240-248.
  • Beck, A., W. Koerner, and J. Fricke
    1994 Optical Investigations of Granular Aerogel Fills. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 27: 13-18.
  • Hotaling, S.P.
    1993 Ultra-Low Density Aerogel Optical Applications. Journal of Materials Research 8: 352-355.
  • Emmerling, A., P. Wang, G. Popp, A. Beck, and J. Fricke
    1993 Nanostructure and Optical Transparency of Silica Aerogels. Journal De Physique Iv 3: 357-360.
  • Platzer, W.J., and M. Bergkvist
    1993 Bulk and Surface Light Scattering from Transparent Silica Aerogel. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 31: 243-251.
  • Wang, P., W. Korner, A. Emmerling, A. Beck, J. Kuhn, and J. Fricke
    1992 Optical Investigations of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 141-145.
  • Beck, A., O. Gelsen, P. Wang, and J. Fricke
    1989 Light Scattering for Structural Investigations of Silica Aerogels and Alcogels. Journal De Physique 50: C4203-C4208.
  • Lampert, C.M.
    1987 Advanced Optical Materials for Energy Efficiency and Solar Conversion. Sol. Wind Technol. 4: 347-379.
  • Hunt, A.J., and P. Berdahl
    1984 Structure Data Form Light Scattering Studies of Aerogel. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.: 275-280.
  • Lampert, C.N.
    1983 Solar Optical Materials for Innovative Window Design. Int. J. Energy Res. 7: 359-374.

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Mechanical Properties

  • Hunt. A.J., and M.R. Ayers
    2001 Investigations of Silica Alcogel Using Coherent Light. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 285:162-166.
  • Woignier, T., J. Phalippou, H. Hdach, G. Larnac, F. Pernot, and G.W. Scherer
    1992 Evolution of Mechanical Properties During the Alcogel Aerogel Glass Process. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 147: 672-680.
  • Armand, A.C., and D. Guyomar
    1992 Acoustic and Mechanical Characterization of Silica Aerogels. Journal De Physique Iii 2: 759-762.
  • Hdach, H., T. Woignier, J. Phalippou, and G.W. Scherer
    1990 Effect of Aging and pH on the Modulus of Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 121: 202-205.
  • Woignier, T., and J. Phalippou
    1989 Scaling Law Variation of the Mechanical Properties of Silica Aerogels. Journal De Physique 50: C4179-C4184.
  • Phalippou, J., T. Woignier, and R. Rogier
    1989 Fracture Toughness of Silica Aerogels. Journal De Physique 50: C4191-C4196.
  • Cross, J., R. Goswin, R. Gerlach, and J. Fricke
    1989 Mechanical Properties of SiO2 — Aerogels. Journal De Physique 50: C4185-C4190.

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Cherenkov Radiation Counter Applications

  • Adachi, I., T. Sumiyoshi, K. Hayashi, N. Iida, R. Enomoto, K. Tsukada, R. Suda, S. Matsumoto, K. Natori, M. Yokoyama, and H. Yokogawa
    1995 Study of a Threshold Cherenkov Counter Based on Silica Aerogels with Low Refractive Indices. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A 355: 390-398.
  • Ganezer, K.S., W.E. Keig, and A.F. Shor
    1994 A Simple High Efficiency Cherenkov Counter. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 41: 336-342.
  • Hasegawa, T., O. Hashimoto, T. Nagae, and M. Sekimoto
    1994 A Large Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Counter for SKS. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A 342: 383-388.
  • Brajnik, D., S. Korpar, G. Medin, M. Staric, and A. Stanovnik
    1994 Measurement of Sr-90 Activity with Cherenkov Radiation in a Silica Aerogel. Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research Section A—Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 353: 217-221.
  • Fields, D.E., H. Vanhecke, J. Boissevain, B.V. Jacak, W.E. Sondheim, J.P. Sullivan, W.J. Willis, K. Wolf, E. Noteboom, P.M. Peters, and R. Burke
    1994 Use of Aerogel for Imaging Cherenkov Counters. Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research Section A—Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 349: 431-437.
  • Adachi, I.
    1994 R and D on Cherenkov Counter Based on Silica Aerogel with Low Refractive Index. Hoshasen 20: 21-30.
  • Lippert, C., R. Siebert, J.P. Didelez, J. Ernst, R. Frascaria, J.Y. Martel, and R. Skowron
    1993 Particle Discrimination in Medium Energy Physics with an Aerogel Cherenkov Detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A 333: 413-421.
  • Onuchin, A., A. Shamov, Y. Skovpen, A. Vorobiov, A. Danilyuk, T. Gorodetskaya, and V. Kuznetsov
    1992 The Aerogel Cherenkov Counters with Wavelength Shifters and Phototubes. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A 315: 517-520.
  • Miskowiec, D., W. Ahner, E. Grosse, P. Senger, and W. Walus
    1990 Aerogel Cherenkov Detectors for the Kaon Spectrometer. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft 25: 1520.
  • Vincent, P., R. Debbe, A. Pfoh, and M. Abreu
    1988 E802 Aerogel Cherenkov Detector. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. 272: 660-668.
  • Carlson, P.
    1986 Aerogel Cherenkov Counters: Construction Principles and Applications. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. 248: 110-117.
  • Poelz, G.
    1986 Aerogel Cherenkov Counters at DESY. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A. 248: 118-129.
  • Kawai, H., J. Haba, T. Homma, M. Kobayashi, K. Miyake, T.S. Nakamura, N. Sasao, Y. Sugimoto, M. Yoshioka, and M. Daigo
    1985 Tests of a Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Counter. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 228: 314-322.
  • Maurer, K., G. Koebschall, K. Roehrich, C. Schmitt, and V.H. Walther
    1984 Silica Aerogel Threshold Cherenkov Counters for Use at Intermediate Energies. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 224: 110-111.
  • Fernandez, C., K.E. Johansson, M. Schouten, S. Tavernier, P. Ladron de Guevara, P. Herquet, J. Kesteman, and O. Pingot
    1984 Performance of the Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Detector Used in the European Hybrid Spectrometer. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 225: 313-318.
  • Yasumi, S., and H. Kawai
    1983 Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Counter. Nippon Butsuri Gakkaishi 38: 671-676.
  • Poelz, G., and R. Riethmueller
    1982 Preparation of Silica Aerogel for Cherenkov Counters. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. 195: 491-503.
  • Carlson, P.J., K.E. Johansson, J. Norrby, J. Kesteman, O. Pingot, S. Tavernier, and L. van Lancker
    1982 Tests of an 18 Module Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Detector to Be Used in the European Hybrid Spectrometer. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. 192: 209-216.
  • Burkhardt, H., P. Koehler, R. Riethmueller, B.H. Wiik, R. Fohrmann, J. Franzke, H. Krasemann, R. Maschuw, G. Poelz, and J. Reichardt
    1981 TASSO Gas and Aerogel Cherenkov Counters. Nucl. Instrum. Methods 184: 319-331.
  • Trachsel, C., D. Perrin, and R. Schwarz
    1981 Study of an Aerogel Cherenkov Detector with Indirect Light Collection. Helv. Phys. Acta 53: 655-661.
  • de Brion, J.P., A. Caillet, J.B. Cheze, J. Derre, G. Marel, E. Pauli, and C. Pigot
    1981 Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Counter in a Missing-Mass Experiment K/sup -/d ..-- >.. K/sup +/ + X at 1.4 GeV/c. Nucl. Instrum. Methods 179: 61-65.
  • Carlson, P.J., K.E. Johansson, J. Kesteman, O. Pingot, J. Norrby, S. Tavernier, F. van den Bogaert, and L. van Lancker
    1979 Increased Photoelectron Collection Efficiency of a Photomultiplier in an Aerogel Cherenkov Counter. Nucl. Instrum. Methods 160: 407-410.
  • Bourdinaud, M., J.B. Cheze, and J.C. Thevenin
    1976 Use of Silica Aerogel for Cherenkov Radiation Counter. Nucl. Instrum. Methods 136: 99-103.

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Miscellaneous

  • Coddens, G., J. Dekinder, and R. Millet
    1995 Time-of-Flight Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study of Liquid He-4 in Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 188: 41-45.
  • Ehrburgerdolle, F., J. Dallamano, E. Elaloui, and G.M. Pajonk
    1995 Relations Between the Texture of Silica Aerogels and Their Preparation. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 9-17.
  • Hua, D.W., J. Anderson, J. Digregorio, D.M. Smith, and G. Beaucage
    1995 Structural Analysis of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 142-148.
  • Jarzebski, A.B., and J. Lorenc
    1995 Pore Network Connectivity and Effective Diffusivity of Silica Aerogels. Chemical Engineering Science 50: 357-360.
  • Rogacki, G., and P. Wawrzyniak
    1995 Diffusion of Ethanol-Liquid CO2 in Silica Aerogel. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 73-77.
  • Tsou, P.
    1995 Silica Aerogel Captures Cosmic Dust Intact. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 415-427.
  • Yokogawa, H., and M. Yokoyama
    1995 Hydrophobic Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 186: 23-29.
  • Zhu, L., Y.F. Li, J. Wang, and J. Shen
    1995 Intense Visible Light Emission From Fullerene-Doped Silica Aerogel. Journal of Applied Physics 77: 2801-2803.
  • Zhu, L., Y.F. Li, J. Wang, and J. Shen
    1995 Structural and Optical Characteristics of Fullerenes Incorporated Inside Porous Silica Aerogel. Chemical Physics Letters 239: 393-398.
  • Schaefer, D.W., B.J. Olivier, C. Ashley, G. Beaucage, D. Richter, B. Farago, B. Frick, and D.A. Fischer
    1994 Structure and Topology of Silica Aerogels During Densification. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 172: 647-655.
  • Bruesch, P., F. Stucki, T. Baumann, P. Klugeweiss, B. Bruhl, L. Niemeyer, R. Strumpler, B. Ziegler, and M. Mielke
    1993 Electrical and Infrared Dielectrical Properties of Silica Aerogels and of Silica Aerogel-Based Composites. Applied Physics a-Solids and Surfaces 57: 329-337.
  • Gross, J., T. Schlief, and J. Fricke
    1993 Ultrasonic Evaluation of Elastic Properties of Silica Aerogels. Materials Science and Engineering a-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 168: 235-238.
  • Igarashi, K., K. Tajiri, Y. Tai, and S. Tanemura
    1993 Structural Study by Dsc, Saxs, and Raman Spectroscopy of Silica Aerogel. Zeitschrift Fur Physik D-Atoms Molecules and Clusters 26: S207-S209.
  • Kralj, S., G. Lahajnar, A. Zidansek, N. Vrbancickopac, M. Vilfan, R. Blinc, and M. Kosec
    1993 Deuterium Nmr of a Pentylcyanobiphenyl Liquid Crystal Confined In a Silica Aerogel Matrix. Physical Review E 48: 340-349.
  • Pauthe, M., F. Despetis, and J. Phalippou
    1993 Hydrophobic Silica CO2 Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 155: 110-114.
  • Buckley, A.M., and M. Greenblatt
    1992 The Preparation and Characterisation of Silica Aerogels and Xerogels Doped With Transition Metal Species. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 146: 97-110.
  • Buckley, A.M., and M. Greenblatt
    1992 A Comparison of the Microstructural Properties of Silica Aerogels and Xerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 143: 1-13.
  • Courtens, E., and R. Vacher
    1992 Structure and Dynamics of Silica Aerogels. Philosophical Magazine B-Physics of Condensed Matter Structural Electronic Optical and Magnetic Properties 65: 347-355.
  • Damrau, U., H.C. Marsmann, O. Spormann, and P. Wang
    1992 Si-29 Mas-Nmr Investigations of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 164-167.
  • Dasilva, A., P. Donoso, and M. A. Aegerter
    1992 Properties of Water Adsorbed In Porous Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 168-174.
  • Duval, E., A. Boukenter, T. Achibat, B. Champagnon, J. Serughetti, and J. Dumas
    1992 Structure of Silica Aerogels and Vibrational Dynamics In Fractal Materials and Glasses — Electron Microscopy and Low-Frequency Raman Scattering. Philosophical Magazine B-Physics of Condensed Matter Structural Electronic Optical and Magnetic Properties 65: 181-189.
  • Ehrburgerdolle, F., M. Holz, C. Mauzac, J. Lahaye, and G.M. Pajonk
    1992 Characterization of the Porous Texture of Aerogel, Precipitated and Pyrogenic Silicas. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 185-190.
  • Foret, M., A. Chougrani, R. Vacher, and J. Pelous
    1992 From Colloidal-Silica Sols to Aerogels and Xerogels. Journal De Physique Iv 2: 135-139.
  • Gross, J., and J. Fricke
    1992 Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements in Silica, Carbon and Organic Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 217-222.
  • Posselt, D., J.S. Pedersen, and K. Mortensen
    1992 A Sans Investigation on Absolute Scale of a Homologous Series of Base-Catalysed Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 128-132.
  • Schaefer, D.W., B.J. Olivier, C.S. Ashley, D. Richter, B. Farago, B. Frick, L. Hrubesh, M.J. Vanbommel, G. Long, and S. Krueger
    1992 Structure and Topology of Silica Aerogels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 145: 105-112.
  • Emmerling, A., R. Gerlach, R. Goswin, J. Gross, G. Reichenauer, J. Fricke, and H.G. Haubold
    1991 Structural Modifications of Highly Porous Silica Aerogels Upon Densification. Journal of Applied Crystallography 24: 781-787.
  • Crowell, P.A., G.K.S. Wong, and J.D. Reppy
    1990 Measurement of the Superfluid Density in Silica Aerogels. Physica B 165: 549-550.
  • Devreux, F., J.P. Boilot, F. Chaput, and B. Sapoval
    1990 Nmr Determination of the Fractal Dimension In Silica Aerogels. Physical Review Letters 65: 614-617.
  • Jang, K.Y., and K. Kim
    1990 Study of Sol-Gel Processing for Fabrication of Hollow Silica—Aerogel Spheres. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, A 8: 1732-1735.
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