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Scientific Achievement Re x Ni 1-x inverse opals with exceptional thermal and optical properties were realized via colloidal crystal templated aqueous electrodeposition (x was controllable from 0 to 0.88). They were stable to at least 1000 ° C and exhibited strong frequency dependent optical reflectivity. Significance and Impact This is a promising approach for forming thermally stable mesostructured materials for high temperature catalyst supports, filters, and actuators. Particularly promising is their potential as high temperature spectrally selective optical absorbers and emitters. Research Details Re 0.88 Ni 0.12 alloys were the most thermally stable; stability decreased with decreasing Re content Electrodeposition was performed at room temperature using an aqueous electrolyte Colloidal templates were formed from polystyrene colloids using conventional self-assembly procedures Ultra-High Thermal Stability Re 0.88 Ni 0.12 Inverse Opals Top left, 3D inverse opal structure. Top right, SEM image of a Re 0.88 Ni 0.12 inverse opal after annealing at 1000 °C for 1 hour. Bottom, reflectance vs. wavelength showing strong reflectance modulation even after heating. Work was performed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Stanford University Runyu Zhang, Joseph Cohen, Shanhui Fan, Paul V. Braun, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 11187 October 2017 Research Highlight

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Scientific AchievementRexNi1-x inverseopalswithexceptionalthermalandopticalpropertieswererealizedviacolloidalcrystaltemplatedaqueouselectrodeposition(xwascontrollablefrom0to0.88).Theywerestabletoatleast1000°Candexhibitedstrongfrequencydependentopticalreflectivity.

Significance and ImpactThisisapromisingapproachforformingthermallystablemesostructuredmaterialsforhightemperaturecatalystsupports,filters,andactuators.Particularlypromisingistheirpotentialashightemperaturespectrallyselectiveopticalabsorbersandemitters.

Research Details– Re0.88Ni0.12 alloyswerethemostthermallystable;stabilitydecreasedwithdecreasingRecontent

– Electrodepositionwasperformedatroomtemperatureusinganaqueous electrolyte

– Colloidaltemplateswereformedfrompolystyrenecolloidsusingconventionalself-assemblyprocedures

Ultra-High Thermal Stability Re0.88Ni0.12 Inverse Opals

Topleft,3Dinverseopalstructure.Topright,SEMimageofaRe0.88Ni0.12 inverseopalafterannealingat1000°Cfor1hour.Bottom,reflectancevs.wavelengthshowingstrongreflectancemodulationevenafterheating.WorkwasperformedattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignandStanfordUniversity

RunyuZhang,JosephCohen,ShanhuiFan,PaulV.Braun,Nanoscale,2017,9,11187

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