The fate and role of in situ formed carbon in polymer-derived ceramics
Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) have been intensively studied for nearly 50 years due to
their unique advantages to producing ceramic fibers, coatings, foams, nanocomposites and …
their unique advantages to producing ceramic fibers, coatings, foams, nanocomposites and …
Materials discovery at high pressures
Pressure is a fundamental thermodynamic variable that can be used to control the properties
of materials, because it reduces interatomic distances and profoundly modifies electronic …
of materials, because it reduces interatomic distances and profoundly modifies electronic …
Synthesis and design of superhard materials
J Haines, JM Leger, G Bocquillon - Annual Review of Materials …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The synthesis of the two currently used superhard materials, diamond and cubic
boron nitride, is briefly described with indications of the factors influencing the quality of the …
boron nitride, is briefly described with indications of the factors influencing the quality of the …
Plastic deformation in silicon nitride ceramics via bond switching at coherent interfaces
Covalently bonded ceramics exhibit preeminent properties—including hardness, strength,
chemical inertness, and resistance against heat and corrosion—yet their wider application is …
chemical inertness, and resistance against heat and corrosion—yet their wider application is …
Advanced ceramic components: Materials, fabrication, and applications
The global demand for ceramic materials with wide-ranging applications in the environment,
precision tools, biomedical, and electronics, and environmental fields is on the increase …
precision tools, biomedical, and electronics, and environmental fields is on the increase …
Recent advances in metal nitrides as high-performance electrode materials for energy storage devices
Energy storage devices are the key components for successful and sustainable energy
systems. Some of the best types of energy storage devices right now include lithium-ion …
systems. Some of the best types of energy storage devices right now include lithium-ion …
Tri-s-triazine derivatives. Part I. From trichloro-tri-s-triazine to graphitic C 3 N 4 structures
The first detailed structural characterisation of a functionalised tri-s-triazine derivative,
trichloro-tri-s-triazine, is reported, which is a promising starting material for numerous …
trichloro-tri-s-triazine, is reported, which is a promising starting material for numerous …
Silicon nitride as a biomedical material: an overview
Silicon nitride possesses a variety of excellent properties that can be specifically designed
and manufactured for different medical applications. On the one hand, silicon nitride is …
and manufactured for different medical applications. On the one hand, silicon nitride is …
New materials from high-pressure experiments
PF McMillan - Nature materials, 2002 - nature.com
High-pressure synthesis on an industrial scale is applied to obtain synthetic diamonds and
cubic boron nitride (c-BN), which are the superhard abrasives of choice for cutting and …
cubic boron nitride (c-BN), which are the superhard abrasives of choice for cutting and …
Discovery of earth-abundant nitride semiconductors by computational screening and high-pressure synthesis
Y Hinuma, T Hatakeyama, Y Kumagai… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Nitride semiconductors are attractive because they can be environmentally benign,
comprised of abundant elements and possess favourable electronic properties. However …
comprised of abundant elements and possess favourable electronic properties. However …