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One‐Pot Synthesis of Ultra‐Light Nickel Nanofoams Composed of Nanowires and Their Transformation into Various Functional Nanofoams
Author(s) -
Ni Wei,
Wu Hao Bin,
Wang Bao,
Xu Rong,
Lou Xiong Wen David
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201201678
Subject(s) - materials science , nickel , nanowire , nanotechnology , metallurgy
Ultra‐light Ni nanofoams composed of nanowires have been synthesized on a large scale by a facile reflux approach. From the Ni nanofoam, many other functional nanofoams, composed of semi‐hollow NiO nanowires, multi‐generation Ni nanowires, and noble metal nanotubes, can be easily derived for many important applications. As an example, the promising application of the NiO nanofoam in lithium‐ion batteries is demonstrated.