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.
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