Group II Tris(glycolato)silicates as Precursors to Silicate Glasses and Ceramics

Autor: Pallavi Kansal, Richard M. Laine
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 78:529-538
ISSN: 1551-2916
0002-7820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08210.x
Popis: Group II tris(glycolato)silicates, MSi(OCH{sub 2}CH{sub 2}O){sub 3} (where M = Ba, Ca, Mg), can be synthesized directly by reaction of silica with ethylene glycol and alkaline-earth (group II) oxides at 200 C. These hexa-alkoxy silicates serve as precursors to silicate glass and ceramic powders. They are readily modified by exchange with longer-chain diols into proper precursors. These rheologically useful precursors may provide access to silicate or aluminosilicate powders, thin films, fibers, and coatings. Thus, the authors have examined the utility of hexacoordinate glycolatosilicates as model precursors. Pyrolysis of the compounds, MSi(OCH{sub 2}CH{sub 2})O{sub 3}, in air transforms them to their anticipated ceramic products, MO{center_dot}SiO{sub 2}. The phase transformation and chemical changes that occur during pyrolysis were characterized using X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The hexacoordinate glycolatosilicates oxidatively decompose at {approx}300 C to form amorphous materials. Moderate to significant quantities of the group II carbonates, MCO{sub 3} (15--50 wt%), form coincidentally as the amorphous intermediates trap CO{sub 2} generated by ligand oxidation. At {approx}900 C, the amorphous materials crystallize into the expected, phase-pure, MO{center_dot}SiO{sub 2}.
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