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Di Luigi, Massimigliano

Publications and source records attributed to Di Luigi, Massimigliano.

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DOE OSTI2023

Tailoring biogenic straw insulation from additive manufacturing

In the pursuit of carbon-storing materials that could help accomplish high levels of building sustainability, wheat straw has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuel-based building materials. Straw is 100% biodegradable and abundant agricultural waste used in the construction 400 years ago, and it has been reported to have the lowest embodied carbon when measured against other typical insulating materials. Here, in this study, we report additive manufacturing of carbon-sequestration insulation panel materials by upcycling cellulose fibrils from wheat straw. Cellulose obtained from alkaline and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical-mediated oxidation shows thermal conductivity of 0.036 W m -1 K -1 , alongside elastic and flexural modulus of 900 MPa and 502 MPa, respectively. In addition, an in-situ hydrophobic treatment in the cellulose-based insulation panels is achieved with an average water contact angle of 133.7° Furthermore, the extrusion-based additive manufacturing of a 3D-printable ink obtained by mixing the cellulose and silica aerogel precursor is accomplished, with the printed material exhibiting structural integrity, thus showing great potential towards the development of state-of-the-art, sustainable materials for carbon-sequestration building applications.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2022

Nanoengineering Porous Silica for Thermal Management

Thermal insulation of solid materials originates from the nanoscale porous architectures to regulate thermal management in energy-critical applications from energy-efficient buildings to heat-sensitive energy devices. Here, we show nanoengineering of porous silica materials to control the architecture transition from mesoporous to nanocage networks. A low thermal conductivity of such a porous silica network is achieved at 0.018 W/(m K) while exhibiting a porosity of 92.05%, specific surface area of 504 m 2 /g, and pore volume of 2.37 cm 3 /g after ambient pressure drying. Meanwhile, the crosslinking of the porous silica and ceramic fiber frameworks show a tensile Young’s modulus of 2.8 MPa while maintaining high thermal insulation, which provides an effective thermal runway mitigation strategy for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, the nanoengineering strategy reported here would shed light on achieving superthermal insulation of nanostructures for energy-critical applications.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2021

Printed copper-nanoplate conductor for electro-magnetic interference

As one of the conductive ink materials with high electric conductivity, elemental copper (Cu) based nanocrystals promise for printable electronics. Here, single crystalline Cu nanoplates were synthesized using a facile hydrothermal method. Size engineering of Cu nanoplates can be rationalized by using the LaMer model and the versatile Cu conductive ink materials are suitable for different printing technologies. The printed Cu traces show high electric conductivity of 6 MS m -1 , exhibiting electro-magnetic interference shielding efficiency value of 75 dB at an average thicknesses of 11 μ m. Together with flexible alumina ceramic aerogel substrates, it kept 87% conductivity at the environmental temperature of 400 °C, demonstrating the potential of Cu conductive ink for high-temperature printable electronics applications.

Materials Science↗