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.
Tappan
Bryce C
BC
Dynamic and Energetic Materials and Materials Science Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. btappan@lanl.gov
Steiner
Stephen A
SA
Luther
Erik P
EP