Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10401020 | Diamond and Related Materials | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A high surface area and non-microporous submicrometer-sized β-SiC material was successfully obtained according to the Shape Memory Synthesis (SMS) method. The attack by SiO vapors of a nanodiamond preform with sp3-bound carbon, at 1200-1300 °C under dynamic vacuum, formed β-SiC nanoparticles by carboreduction of the SiO vapors. These β-SiC nanoparticles had a mean size distribution centered at 10 nm and a specific surface area of 140 m2/g. The high carbon to carbide conversion obtained and the location of the remaining unreacted carbon in the core of the β-SiC nanoparticles allowed a direct use of the material as a catalyst support without any stabilizing post-synthesis oxidative treatment. The material showed dispersive properties and a good resistance towards oxidation, due to the presence of a thick and partially oxidized protecting amorphous coating, preventing from the extensive oxidation of SiC into silica.
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Authors
Nicolas Keller, Olivier Reiff, Valérie Keller, Marc J. Ledoux,