Informations du cours

Short introduction to materials chemistry:

• understanding the chemistry behind materials
• synthesis, properties and applications of materials

Content:

1. Silicon: preparation techniques for high purity silicon
2. Gas-phase reactions (e.g. Chemical vapor deposition, Aerosol synthesis, Spray pyrolysis, etc)
3. Solvothermal syntheses
4. Silicon-containing polymers: polysiloxanes; production of organochlorosilanes
5. Silicon-containing polymers: polysilazanes
6. Silicon-containing polymers: polysilylcarbodiimides
7. Silicon-containing polymers: polysilanes and polycarbosilanes
8. Sol-gel processing
9. Polymer-Derived Ceramics and their applications (e.g. fibers, ceramic brakes)

Literature:

• General textbooks for organic and inorganic chemistry
• U. Schubert, N. Hüsing: „Synthesis of Inorganic Materials", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2000
• D. Segal: „Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials", Cambridge University Press, 1991
• J. Bill, F. Wakai, F. Aldinger, „Precursor-Derived Ceramics", Wiley-VCH, 1996
• R. G. Jones, W. Ando, J. Chojnowski, "Silicon-containing polymers", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Springer, Dordrecht 2000
• P. Colombo, G. D. Soraru, R. Riedel, H.-J. Kleebe, „Polymer-Derived Ceramics: from Nanostructure to Applications", DEStech Publications Inc., 2009