Shaping zirconium phosphateα-Zr(HPO4)2·H2O: from exfoliation to first α-ZrP 3D open-cell macrocellular foams
Abstract
Using a two-step synthetic route that first takes benefit of an α-Zr(HPO4)2·H2O (α-ZrP) exfoliation process followed by an air–liquid foam shaping method we have designed for the first time 3D macrocellular foams made of α-ZrP lamellae. Apart from this high scale texturation we were able to tune the macroscopic void space shapes (polygonal-type or spherical-type) as well as cell wall thickness by varying the starting foam’s