Synthesis of SiC Precursors by Sol-Gel Process

Abstract

Abstract: To minimize the contamination of detrimental elements such as sulfur and chlorine, a two-step sol-gel process was successfully developed to
synthesize SiC precursors with oxalic acid and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) as the catalysts, which are free of sulfur and chlorine.
Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and phenolic resin were used as the silicon source and carbon source, respectively. At the first step TEOS was
prehydrolyzed under the catalysis of oxalic acid. At the second step HMTA was added to accelerate gelation. The dependence of products on oxalic
acid content, prehydrolysis time, and prehydrolysis temperature was concluded. The mechanisms of hydrolysis and condensation were discussed.
The SiC precursors obtained were transparent yellowish glassy solids, with homogeneous microstructure composed of nanometer sized particles.

Key words: silicon carbide, precursor, sol-gel

CLC Number:

TQ127

TIAN Jie-Mo,LI Jin-Wang,DONG Li-Min. Synthesis of SiC Precursors by Sol-Gel Process[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials.

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