Molecular and polymeric ceramic precursors

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6112311· OSTI ID:6112311

Sneddon, L G

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 inorganic and organometallic chemistry to the production of technologically important non-oxide ceramics, such as boron nitride, boron carbide and metal borides. Our 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 on exploration of the solid state properties of the ceramics that have been produced in these studies.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Board of Trustees
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-87ER13732
• OSTI ID: 6112311
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13732-4; ON: DE92003694
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BORON CARBIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
BORON NITRIDES
INORGANIC POLYMERS
BORIDES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
PROGRESS REPORT
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
DOCUMENT TYPES
NITRIDES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PNICTIDES
POLYMERS
SYNTHESIS
YIELDS
400201* - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
360601 - Other Materials- Preparation & Manufacture