Abstract
Polymer derived silicon oxycarbide ceramics (SiOC-PDCs) with widely different carbon contents have been synthesized, and their structures have been studied at different length scales using high-resolution 13C and 29Si magic-angle-spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopic techniques. The data suggest that the structure of these PDCs consists of a continuous mass fractal backbone of corner-shared SiCxO4-x tetrahedral units with "voids" occupied by sp2-hybridized graphitic carbon. The oxygen-rich SiCxO4-x units are located at the interior of this backbone with a mass fractal dimension of ~2.5 while the carbonrich units display a slightly lower dimensionality and occupy the interface between the backbone and the free carbon nanodomains.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6221-6228 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 14 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Materials Chemistry