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Thermophysical property and electrical conductivity of titanium isopropoxide – polysiloxane derived ceramics

Journal Article · · Journal of the European Ceramic Society
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  1. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); OSTI
  2. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
In this work, high temperature resistant Si-O-C-Ti has been successfully prepared based on the pyrolysis of polysiloxane (PSO) and titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TTIP) at 1200–1400 °C. PSO can homogeneously mix with TTIP to enhance its conversion to TiC. The carbothermal reactions between TiO2 (product of thermal decomposition of TTIP) and carbon result in the formation of TiC. All the Si-O-C-Ti composites pyrolyzed at 1200–1300 °C are stable up to 1000 °C in an oxidizing air atmosphere. TiC leads to high electrical conductivity at elevated temperatures; the maximum conductivity is 1176.55 S/m at 950 °C, which is the first reported value of >1000 S/m conductivity for Si-O-C-Ti ceramics. However, too high a pyrolysis temperature, such as 1400 °C, can potentially ‘destabilize’ the Si-O-C-Ti system by consuming the free carbon and result in lower conductivities.
Research Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
Grant/Contract Number:
NE0008807
OSTI ID:
1801301
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1531022
Journal Information:
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the European Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 39; ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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