Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 235-241.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2019.04.001

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A curiosity-cultivated new material:aerogel

PAN Jingjing①②, WANG Jingyang   

  1. ①Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; ②University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2019-03-22 Online:2019-08-25 Published:2019-09-11

Abstract: 作为一种诞生于20世纪初的材料,气凝胶本不属于最近发现的“新材料”,然而近年来在多个领域的频繁亮相,令公众对这种材料产生了浓厚的兴趣,大呼新奇。与此同时,由于报道角度的不同,这种材料无疑成为了“多面体”,给人以扑朔迷离之感。本文旨在以科普的笔调重塑气凝胶的形象,结合气凝胶的历史浅谈对这种材料的认识,以期澄清疑惑,加深理解。