Synthesis of mesoporous carbon-bonded TiC/SiC composites by direct carbothermal reduction of sol-gel derived monolithic precursor

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4025-4031

  Zhong, Jie ^a,b   Liang, Shuquan ^a   Wang, Kun ^b   Wang, Huanting ^b   Williams, Tim ^b   Huang, Han ^c   Cheng, Yi Bing ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; GRAPHITIC CARBONS; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MESOPOROUS; NANO-SIZED; NANOCRYSTALLINE CARBON; POLY(FURFURYL ALCOHOL); TIC GRAINS; ULTRA FINE GRAIN;

GELS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SILICON CARBIDE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION;

EID: 80155165611     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04662.x     Document Type: Article

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