Pure Appl. Chem., 2003, Vol. 75, No. 9, pp. 1287-1294
doi:10.1351/pac200375091287
Molecular and polymeric precursors to boron carbide nanofibers, nanocylinders, and nanoporous ceramics*
Mark J. Pender, Kersten M. Forsthoefel, and Larry G. Sneddon
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104- 6323 ,USA
Abstract:
New decaborane-based, single-source molecular and polymeric precursors to boron carbide have been developed that enable the formation of boron carbide in processed forms, including nanofibers, nanocylinders, and nanoporous materials.
*Lecture presented at the XIth International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBORON XI), Moscow, Russia, 28 July - 2 August 2002. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1157-1355.