Progress of Advanced Boron Carbide Ceramic Materials Prepared by Precursor Derived Method

doi:10.15541/jim20160524

Abstract

Abstract:

Boron carbide (B₄C) is a kind of advanced ceramics with excellent properties, which has been widely applied in military, nuclear, aerospace, and other high-tech fields. The fabrication of boron carbide by precursor derived method has been well developed in recent years. Comparing with other preparative approaches, the precursor derived method has a variety of advantages including simple elemental composition, good formability, high ceramic yield, and low energy consumption, which has been widely applied to prepare boron carbide powder, fibers, mesoporous ceramics and ceramic microspheres. In this paper, current development of boron carbide prepared by precursor derived method was reviewed. Synthesis and application of boron carbide precursors were mainly discussed. In addition, the future efforts and application prospects of precursor-derived boron carbide ceramics were also analyzed.

Key words: boron carbide, precursor, polycarborane, precursor derived method, review

CLC Number:

TQ174

WANG Hao, WANG Jin-Long, GOU Yan-Zi. Progress of Advanced Boron Carbide Ceramic Materials Prepared by Precursor Derived Method[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2017, 32(8): 785-791.

Figures/Tables 7

Table 1 Boron carbide ceramics prepared by oxygen-containing polymeric precursors

Serial no.	Polymeric precursors	Temperature/℃	Time/h	Ref.
1	Mixed solution of PVA, H₃BO₃ and glycerine	1200-1500	3	[15]
2	Reaction product of glycerin, tartaric acid and H₃BO₃	1250	0-5	[16]
3	Reaction product of d-mannitol, H₃BO₃	1500	3	[17]
4	Reaction product of tetramethyl/burate and resol,	1270	1-3	[18-19]
5	Condensed product of H₃BO₃ and mannitol product	1250	5	[20]
6	Reaction product of H₃BO₃ and sucrose	1300-1600	2-3	[21]
7	Condensation product of H₃BO₃ and glycerin	1250	5	[22]
8	Condensation product of PVA and H₃BO₃	1000	-	[23-24]
9	Mixed solution of citric acid and H₃BO₃	1450	2	[25]
10	Solution product of H₃BO₃ and glucose	1400	-	[26]
11	Condensation product of H₃BO₃ and 2-hydroxy benzyl alcohol	1500	4	[27]

Table 2 Composition, synthetic condition, and ceramic yield of different precursors

Fig. 1 SEM image of the product of the PVBO precursor pyrolyzed at 600℃ (a); morphology of product obtained by heat treatment at 1250℃ for 5 h (b)[49]

Fig. 2 SEM images of the boron carbide nanofibers (a)[39], the end of the boron carbide nanocylinders (b)[42], and the nanofibers obtained via electro-spinning (c, d)[53]

Fig. 3 SEM images of fiber (a) polymer fibers and the boron- carbide/silicon-carbide ceramic fibers obtained by pyrolysis at (b) 1000℃, (c) 1300℃ and (d) 1600℃[54]

Fig. 4 TEM and SEM micrographs of ordered mesoporous boron carbide ceramics[57-58]

Fig. 5 SEM micrographs of the prepared boron carbide microspheres[61]

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