Multifunctional flexible SiO2/BNNBs nanofibrous aerogel for thermal insulation, infrared stealth and sound-absorption

Ceramic nanofibrous aerogels have attracted great interest because of their extraordinary multifunctional properties. Herein, a facile strategy was proposed to create SiO 2 nanofibers-BN nanoribbons assembled binary aerogel with excellent temperature-invariant super-flexibility, as well as low thermal conductivity , low infrared radiation and excellent sound absorption properties. In addition, the unique structure of the nanofibers-nanoribbon aerogel acts as the thermal insulation layer, combined with Al foil acting as an infrared reflection layer, forming a component that can effectively hide high infrared targets. The nanofibrous-nanoribbons binary aerogel possess low thermal conductivity (0.0288 W/(m⋅K)) and outstanding sound-absorption ability (NRC value of 0.43), as well as excellent infrared stealth ability, which makes it an ideal candidate for thermal insulation and sound absorption in multi fields.