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Superhydrophobic Mats of Polymer-Derived Ceramic Fibers
Article first published online: 12 AUG 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02500.x
© 2008 The American Ceramic Society
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Sarkar, S., Chunder, A., Fei, W., An, L. and Zhai, L. (2008), Superhydrophobic Mats of Polymer-Derived Ceramic Fibers. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91: 2751–2755. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02500.x
This work is partially supported by National Science Foundation DMR 0706526.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 AUG 2008
- Article first published online: 12 AUG 2008
- Manuscript No. 23983. Received November 14, 2007; approved April 21, 2008.
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Solid preceramic polyaluminasilazane was synthesized through the reaction between liquid cyclosilazane and aluminum tri-sec-butoxide at 160°C. Electrospinning of polyaluminasilazane/polyethyleneoxide (1/0.0001 mass ratio) in chloroform solutions generated smooth fibers while the electrospun fibers from the chloroform/N,N-dimethylformamide solutions had submicrometer structures on the fiber surfaces. Smooth and rough SiCNO ceramic fibers were obtained by the pyrolysis of the green fibers with an 80% yield. Superhydrophobic mats of ceramic fibers were fabricated via a chemical vapor deposition of perfluorosilane onto the rough fibers. These superhydrophobic mats possess good chemical and thermal stability.