R. Corriu et al., POLY[(SILYLENE)DIACETYLENE] METAL-OXIDE COMPOSITES - A NEW APPROACH TO SIC METAL NITRIDE CERAMICS, Advanced materials, 5(5), 1993, pp. 380-383
Precursors to high-performance ceramics, based on poly[(silylene)diace
tylene]-metal oxide composites (see figure). are reported. On thermal
conversion under nitrogen, carboreduction and nitridation of the encap
sulated metal oxide take place, resulting in the formation of SiC-meta
l nitride ceramics with well-defined composition profiles.