Nanoporous metal foams.
Nanoporous metal foams (NMFs) have been a long sought-after class of materials in the quest for high-surface-area conductive and catalytic materials. Herein we present an overview of newly developed synthetic strategies for producing NMFs along with an in-depth discussion of combustion synthesis as a versatile and scalable approach for the preparation of nanoporous, nanostructured metal foams. Current applications of NMFs prepared using combustion synthesis are also presented including hydrogen storage and catalysis.
Dynamic and Energetic Materials and Materials Science Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. btappan@lanl.gov
Bryce C
BC
Tappan
Stephen A
SA
Steiner
Erik P
EP
Luther