Low-dimensional (wall thickness in the range 50-300 nm) ordered C, SiC, and
Co structures in the form of mesoscopic grids with hexagonal cells were pr
oduced by heat-treating polymer precursors of preset geometry. The starting
materials used were nitrocellulose and carboxylated nitrocellulose. The te
mperature of SiC formation was found to be considerably lower(1000-1300 deg
rees C) than that in bulk samples. The composition and morphology of the pr
oducts obtained by heat-treating precursor grids were shown to depend on th
e substrate material.