Issue 102, 2015

Room temperature reaction of polycarbosilane with iodine under different atmospheres for polymer-derived silicon carbide fibres

Abstract

The reaction of iodine with polycarbosilane (PCS) in air and N2 atmospheres at room temperature was investigated with the goal of limiting oxygen uptake during iodine curing, in order to fabricate SiC fibres with low oxygen contents. The investigation shows that the PCS fibres are well cured by iodisation even at room temperature, regardless of the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere. Although it was previously reported that the amount of oxygen incorporated is affected proportionally by the processing temperature, when PCS fibres were iodised in air at room temperature, they contained significant amounts of oxygen owing to the very long processing time despite the low temperature. On the other hand, when iodised in a N2 atmosphere, the fibres were successfully cured without oxygen uptake, thus demonstrating that iodisation under an oxygen-free atmosphere is a successful curing method for fabricating SiC fibres with low oxygen contents. During the cross-linking process, the iodine causes fragmentation of certain groups from the PCS polymer chains, which mostly contributes to the cross-linking between the chains, but leaves reactive sites that readily allow oxidation in air.

Graphical abstract: Room temperature reaction of polycarbosilane with iodine under different atmospheres for polymer-derived silicon carbide fibres

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jun 2015
Accepted
28 Sep 2015
First published
28 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 83847-83856

Author version available

Room temperature reaction of polycarbosilane with iodine under different atmospheres for polymer-derived silicon carbide fibres

J. Hong, K. Cho, D. Shin, J. Kim and D. Riu, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 83847 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA11009B

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