Silicon-containing polymer-derived ceramic nanocomposites (PDC-NCs): preparative approaches and properties†
Abstract
Composites consist by definition of at least two materials (Gibbsian phases) with rather different properties. They exhibit a heterogeneous microstructure and possess improved properties with respect to their components. Furthermore, the design of their microstructure allows for tailoring their overall properties. In the last decades, intense work was performed on the synthesis of nanocomposites, which have the feature that at least one of their components is nanoscaled. However, the microstructure–property relationship of nanocomposite materials is still a challenging topic. This tutorial review paper deals with a special class of nanocomposites, i.e.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Nanoscaled Inorganic Materials by Molecular Design