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Title: Molecular and polymeric ceramic precursors. Research progress report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10190813· OSTI ID:10190813

The development of new methods for the production of complex materials is one of the most important problems in modern solid state chemistry and materials science. This project is attempting to apply the synthetic principles which have evolved in inorganic and organometallic chemistry to the production of technologically important non-oxide ceramics, such as boron nitride, boron carbide and metal borides. Recent work has now resulted in the production of new polymer systems, including poly(B-vinylborazine), polyvinylpentaborane and polyborazylene, that have proven to be high yield precursors to boron-based ceramic materials. Current work is now directed toward the synthesis of new types of molecular and polymeric boron-containing species and an exploration of the solid state properties of the ceramics that have been produced in these studies.

Research Organization:
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-87ER13732
OSTI ID:
10190813
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13732-6; ON: DE93002841
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English