Effect of polycyclosilane microstructure on thermal properties
Qifeng Jiang, Sydnee Wong, Rebekka S. Klausen
Abstract
Thermal characterization of polysilanes has focused on the influence of organic side chains, whereas little is understood about the influence of silane backbone microstructure on thermal stability, phase properties, and pyrolysis.
Topics & Concepts
MicrostructurePyrolysisSilaneThermal stabilityThermalCharacterization (materials science)Side chainMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPhase (matter)ChemistryPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryPolymerNanotechnologyThermodynamicsEngineeringPhysicsSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis