Synthesis of ordered mesoporous silicon oxycarbide monoliths via preceramic polymer nanocasting

Xiaoyan Yuan, Helin Jin, Xingbin Yan, Laifei Cheng, Litian Hu, Qunji Xue

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Abstract

Highly ordered mesoporous silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) monoliths have been synthesized using liquid poly(hydridomethylsiloxane) (PHMS) as starting preceramic polymer and mesoporous carbon CMK-3 as direct template. Monolithic SiOC-carbon composites were generated via nanocasting of PHMS into CMK-3, pressing without any additive, cross-linking at 150 °C under humid air and subsequent thermolysis at 1000 or 1200 °C under argon atmosphere. The carbon template was finally removed by the thermal treatment at 1000 °C in an ammonia atmosphere, as a result of the generation of monolithic SiOC ceramics with ordered mesoporous structures. The products were characterized by scanning electron and transmission electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transformation infrared spectrometer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscope and nitrogen absorption-desorption analyzer. The as-prepared SiOC monoliths exhibited crack-free, ordered 2-dimentional hexagonal p6mm symmetry with high specific surface areas. With increasing the calcination temperature, the ordered mesoporous structure was still remained and the specific surface area just had a slight reduction from 616 to 602 m2 g-1. Moreover, the porous SiOC monoliths possessed good compression strengths and anti-oxidation properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)252-258
Number of pages7
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume147
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Mesoporous
  • Monolith
  • Nanocasting
  • Polymer-derived ceramic
  • SiOC ceramic

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