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Study of a silicon-based preceramic for the processing of polymer-derived ceramics

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Silicon-based preceramic polymers are an important type of precursor used in the processing of novel polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs), which includes the cross-linking and pyrolysis of the precursor. An integral study of physicochemical and rheological properties of a silicon-based preceramic regarding the variables that control the crosslinking and the characterization pyrolyzed material were accomplished. The precursor synthetized by the sol–gel method was characterized by density measurement, SEC, ATR-FTIR, NMR, and DSC. Flow properties in function of temperature and time, and viscoelastic properties as a function of deformation, frequency, temperature and time were studied by rotational and oscillatory testing, respectively. Also, the crosslinking process in the presence of a catalyst was studied by ATR-FTIR and dynamic tests. The phases generated at high temperature were characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and EDS. The results indicate that the studied precursor could be considered as a preceramic polymer for developing SiOC-based PDCs.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. M. Valiente Malmagro (Research Group of Separation Techniques in Chemistry, UAB, Barcelona, Spain) for accomplishing the 1H, 13C, 29Si NMR tests used in this work. This study was funded by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, CONICET, Argentina (PIP 0128), and the National Agency of Scientific and Technological Promotion, ANPCyT, Argentina (PICT 2790).

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    Javier O. Bolaños Rivera, Mariano H. Talou, Y. M. Xavier Hung Hung & M. Andrea Camerucci

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Rivera, J.O.B., Talou, M.H., Hung Hung, Y.M.X. et al. Study of a silicon-based preceramic for the processing of polymer-derived ceramics. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 91, 446–460 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-019-05051-x

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