Advanced Materials, Vol.10, No.6, 465-465, 1998
Metal alkoxide/hexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diol hybrid polymers: Synthesis and use as precursors to metal carbides and nitrides
A polymeric precursor route to non-oxide ceramics that involves pyrolyzing an organic/inorganic hybrid polymer containing alternating metal alkoxide and diacetylene units is examined. The Figure is a transmission electron microscopy image showing the 20-50 nm TiC nanoparticles that result from processing the titanium polymeric precursor at 1400 degrees C for 2 h in argon.