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Zaklina Burghard1, Andreas Leineweber, Peter A van Aken
1Institute for Materials Science, Chair for Chemical Materials Synthesis, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. zaklina.burghard@imw.uni-stuttgart.de
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.
