Detonation Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles
Abstract
Detonation of explosives was used to synthesize silicon carbide nanoparticles. Polycarbosilane was added to a mixture of 1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazinane and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, which was subsequently detonated in an enclosed chamber backfilled with inert gas. X-ray diffraction analysis of the detonation soot was consistent with the presence of crystalline silicon with a diamond cubic structure and cubic silicon carbide, along with amorphous material. Further analysis by transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of crystalline angular particles. High resolution imaging showed that the particles contained numerous stacking faults along the [111] direction and had an interplanar spacing of 2.5 Å, both of which are characteristic of beta (cubic) silicon carbide. This is the first report of the detonation synthesis of silicon carbide by dissolving a silicon-containing precursor into an explosive composition.
Recommended Citation
M. J. Langenderfer et al., "Detonation Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles," Ceramics International, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 6951 - 6954, Elsevier Ltd, Apr 2020.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.11.064
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Second Department
Chemistry
Third Department
Mining Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
A. Powders: Chemical Preparation; B. Electron Microscopy; D. SiC; Detonation
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0272-8842
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 2020
Comments
This research was supported by the Synthesis and Processing of Materials program in the Army Research Office as Short Term Innovative Research (STIR) project W911NF-17-1-0001 and project W911NF-18-1-0155.