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A comparative study of laser-produced nanocomposite ternary Si-C-N pow
ders, obtained from different SiH4, amines and NH3 mixtures, is presen
ted. It is shown that the final composition of powders is correlated w
ith and may be controlled by the experimental parameters. Preliminary
results on laser irradiation of SiH4, NH3 and (CH3)3Al mixtures demons
trate the possibility of producing nanosized powders composed of a mat
rix of Si3N4 with a different content of Al.