Advances in Polymer Derived Ceramics and Composites

Preface vii

Introduction ix

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

Poly[(Silylyne)Ethynylene] and Poly[(Silylene)Ethynylene]: New Precursors for the Efficient Synthesis of Silicon Carbide 3
Soichiro Kyushin, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa, Masafumi Kubota, Keisuke Negishi, Kiyohito Okamura, and Kenji Suzuki

Synthesis of a Catalyst-Loaded SiC Material from Si-Based Polymer 7
Akira Idesaki, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa

Solid-State NMR Studies on Precursor-Derived Si-B-C-N Ceramics 13
Otgontuul Tsetsgee and Klaus Müller

Intermediate-Range Order in Polymer-Route Si-C-0 Fibers by High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Reverse Monte Carlo Modelling 33
Kentaro Suzuya, Shinji Kohara, Kiyohito Okamura, Hiroshi Ichikawa, and Kenji Suzuki

Evaluation of Heat Stability of Si-O-C Fibers Derived from Polymethylsilsesquioxane 39
Masaki Narisawa, Ryu-lchi Sumimoto, Ken-Ichiro Kita, Yayoi Satoh, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Young-Wook Kim, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa

Investigation of Nano Porous SiC Based Fibers Synthesized by Precursor Method 45
Ken'ichiro Kita, Masaki Narisawa, Atsushi Nakahira, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Masayoshi Itoh, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa

PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS

Mullite Monoliths, Coatings and Composites from a Preceramic Polymer Containing Alumina Nano-Sized Particles 53
E. Bernardo, G. Parcianello, P. Colombo, J. Adler, and D. Boettge

Functionally Graded Ceramics Derived from Preceramic Polymers 61
Martin Steinau, Nahum Travitzky, Timo Zipperle, and Peter Greil

Generation of Ceramic Layers on Transition Metals via Reaction with SiCN-Precursors 73
C. Delpero, W. Krenkel, and G. Motz

Facile Ceramic Micro-Structure Generation Using Electrohydrodynamic Processing and Pyrolysis 81
Z. Ahmad, M. Nangrejo, U. Farook, E.Stride, M. Edirisinghe, E. Bernardo, and P. Colombo

Development of Si-N Based Hydrogen Separation Membrane 87
Keita Miyajima, Tomokazu Eda, Haruka Ohta, Yasunori Ando, Shigeo Nagaya, Tomoyuki Ohba, and Yuji Iwamoto

Porous Polymer Derived Ceramics Decorated with In-Situ Grown Nanowires 95
Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu and Paolo Colombo

Synthesis of Ceramic Nano Fiber from Precursor Polymer by Single Particle Nano-Fabrication Technique 105
Masaki Sugimoto, Akira Idesaki, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shogo Watanabe, and Shu Seki

Synthesis of Novel SiBNC Fiber Precursor by a One-Pot Route 111
Yun Tang, Jun Wang, Xiao-dong Li, and Yi Wang

Preparation of SiC Ceramic Fibers Containing CNT 117
Xiaodong Li, Haizhe Wang, Dafang Zhao, and Qingling Fang

Preparation and Properties of Non-Circular Cross-Section SiC Fibers from a Preceramic Polymer 121
Wang Yingde, Liu Xuguang, Wanglei, Lan Xinyan, Xue Jingen, Jiang Yonggang, and Zhong Wenli

Economy of Fuel Gas in a Combustion Furnace by Means of Si-C-Zr-0 Tyranno-Fiber Mat Sheets Converting High Temperature Gas Enthalpy into Radiant Heat Rays 127
Kenji Suzuki, Kiyotaka Ito, Matsumi Tabuchi, and Masaki Shibuya

Author Index 137