Advances in Polymer Derived Ceramics and Composites

Preface. Introduction. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION. Poly[(Silylyne)Ethynylene] and Poly[(Silylene)Ethynylene]: New Precursors for the Efficient Synthesis of Silicon Carbide (Soichiro Kyushin, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa, Masafumi Kubota, Keisuke Negishi, Kiyohito Okamura, and Kenji Suzuki). Synthesis of a Catalyst-Loaded SiC Material from Si-Based Polymer (Akira Idesaki, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa). Solid-State NMR Studies on Precursor-Derived Si-B-C-N Ceramics (Otgontuul Tsetsgee and Klaus Müller). Intermediate-Range Order in Polymer-Route Si-C-O Fibers by High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Reverse Monte Carlo Modelling (Kentaro Suzuya, Shinji Kohara, Kiyohito Okamura, Hiroshi Ichikawa, and Kenji Suzuki). Evaluation of Heat Stability of Si-O-C Fibers Derived from Polymethylsilsesquioxane (Masaki Narisawa, Ryu-Ichi Sumimoto, Ken-Ichiro Kita, Yayoi Satoh, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Young-Wook Kim, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa). Investigation of Nano Porous SiC Based Fibers Synthesized by Precursor Method (Ken'ichiro Kita, Masaki Narisawa, Atsushi Nakahira, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Masayoshi Itoh, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa). PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS. Mullite Monoliths, Coatings and Composites from a Preceramic Polymer Containing Alumina Nano-Sized Particles (E. Bernardo, G. Parcianello, P. Colombo, J. Adler, and D. Boettge). Functionally Graded Ceramics Derived from Preceramic Polymers (Martin Steinau, Nahum Travitzky, Timo Zipperle, and Peter Greil). Generation of Ceramic Layers on Transition Metals via Reaction with SiCN-Precursors (C. Delpero, W. Krenkel, and G. Motz). Facile Ceramic Micro-Structure Generation Using Electrohydrodynamic Processing and Pyrolysis (Z. Ahmad, M. Nangrejo, U. Farook, E.Stride, M. Edirisinghe, E. Bernardo, and P. Colombo). Development of Si-N Based Hydrogen Separation Membrane (Keita Miyajima, Tomokazu Eda, Haruka Ohta, Yasunori Ando, Shigeo Nagaya, Tomoyuki Ohba, and Yuji Iwamoto). Porous Polymer Derived Ceramics Decorated with In-Situ Grown Nanowires (Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu and Paolo Colombo). Synthesis of Ceramic Nano Fiber from Precursor Polymer by Single Particle Nano-Fabrication Technique (Masaki Sugimoto, Akira Idesaki, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shogo Watanabe, and Shu Seki). Synthesis of Novel SiBNC Fiber Precursor by a One-Pot Route (Yun Tang, Jun Wang, Xiao-dong Li, and Yi Wang). Preparation of SiC Ceramic Fibers Containing CNT (Xiaodong Li, Haizhe Wang, Dafang Zhao, and Qingling Fang). Preparation and Properties of Non-Circular Cross-Section SiC Fibers from a Preceramic Polymer (Wang Yingde, Liu Xuguang, Wanglei, Lan Xinyan, Xue Jingen, Jiang Yonggang, and Zhong Wenli). Economy of Fuel Gas in a Combustion Furnace by Means of Si-C-Zr-O Tyranno-Fiber Mat Sheets Converting High Temperature Gas Enthalpy into Radiant Heat Rays (Kenji Suzuki, Kiyotaka Ito, Matsumi Tabuchi, and Masaki Shibuya). Author Index.