title: Controlled nanoporosity of organic aerogels by dispersing clay platelets.
abstract: A new class of organic-inorganic hybrid aerogels having small pores and narrow pore size distribution are synthesized from well-dispersed clay platelets in water as base catalyst. Clay-catalyzed organic gels have strong advantage in controlling nanopore structure as well as reducing drying shrinkage by reinforcing the organic network with inorganic platelets.
authors.affiliation: Materials Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Mt. 14-1 Nongseo-dong Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sangho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sungwoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Myung-D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cho