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Silicon Carbide Via the Hydrolysis-Condensation Process of Dimethyldiethoxysilane/Tetraethoxysilane Copolymers.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

K. C. Chen ,
K. J. Thorne ,
A. Chemseddine ,
Florence Babonneau  and
J. D. Mackenzie
K. C. Chen
Affiliation:
UCLA, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
K. J. Thorne
Affiliation:
UCLA, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
A. Chemseddine
Affiliation:
UCLA, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Florence Babonneau
Affiliation:
UCLA, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
J. D. Mackenzie
Affiliation:
UCLA, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
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Abstract

Transparent monolithic pieces of gel have been prepared from the hydrolysis of a mixture of dimethyldiethoxysilane (DEDMS) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). The characterization of this gel has been done by infrared and shows that a copolymerization between the two precursors has occurred during the hydrolysis-condensation process. Pyrolysis of this gel lead to the formation of β-SiC at 1550°C. The characterization of the pyrolysing process has been investigated. The Si-CH3 bonds are broken during the heat treatment, leading to a mixture of silica and carbon. The formation of β-SiC is therefore due to a carbothermal reduction of this silica matrix.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 121: Symposium H – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry III , 1988 , 571
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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