Review of supercritical fluids in inorganic materials science

Cyril Aymonier (1) , Anne Loppinet-Serani (1) , Helen Reveron (1) , Yves Garrabos (1) , François Cansell (1)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

This review paper highlights how supercritical fluid technology applied to materials processing can play a great role in materials science. It is shown that this way of materials processing offers the possibility of controlling the synthesis by varying operating parameters. Understanding how each parameter influences the synthesis process allows one to control the characteristics of the material, in terms of size, morphology, structure and composition. It is equally shown how these operating parameters influence the properties of the material, and therefore their applications in numerous technologically important fields such as energy, chemistry, electronics, optics and pharmacology.

Mots clés: Materials science; Supercritical fluids; Size; Morphology; Structure; Composition

Domaines: Matériaux

Cyril Aymonier, Anne Loppinet-Serani, Helen Reveron, Yves Garrabos, François Cansell. Review of supercritical fluids in inorganic materials science. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2006, 38 (2), pp.242-251. ⟨10.1016/j.supflu.2006.03.019⟩. ⟨hal-00102072⟩