title: Hydrogen-bond reinforced vanadia nanofiber paper of high stiffness.
abstract: Low-temperature, solution-based self-assembly of vanadia nanofibers yields a free-standing, ceramic paper with an outstanding combination of high strength, stiffness, and macroscopic flexibility. Its excellent mechanical performance results from a brick-and-mortar like architecture, which combines strong covalent bonding within the single-crystalline nanofibers with an intricate hydrogen bonding network between them.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Materials Science, Chair for Chemical Materials Synthesis, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. zaklina.burghard@imw.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: Zaklina
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Burghard
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leineweber
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: van Aken
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dufaux
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burghard
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bill
mesh_terms: D055119:Elastic Modulus; D006244:Hardness; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010209:Paper; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014639:Vanadium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D014639:Vanadium; D006859:Hydrogen