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Precursors to Nonoxide Macromolecules and Ceramics C. K. Narula, R. T. Paine, and R. Schaeffer Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N M 87131 There is great interest in developing molecular precursors for boron-nitrogen polymers and boron nitride solid state materials, and one general procedure is described in this report. Combinations of B-trichloroborazene and hexamethyldisilazane lead to formation of a gel which, upon thermolysis, gives hexagonal boron nitride. The BN has been characterized by infrared spectroscopy, x-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Non-oxide ceramic m a t e r i a l s are t y p i c a l l y prepared from simple s t a r t i n g reagents by using c l a s s i c a l e n e r g e t i c r e a c t i o n c o n d i t i o n s ( h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e , high p r e s s u r e , CVD, e t c . ) . Although these r o u t e s p r o v i d e u s e f u l m a t e r i a l s f o r many a p p l i c a t i o n s , t h e r e i s i n c r e a s i n g need f o r a l t e r n a t e low energy procedures which p e r m i t more f l e x i b l e p r o c e s s i n g of t h e ceramic e n d - p r o d u c t . One s y n t h e t i c r o u t e which has a t t r a c t e d r e c e n t a t t e n t i o n i n v o l v e s t h e combination of simple reagents i n t o an adduct c o n t a i n i n g a l l t h e elements of i n t e r e s t f o r the f i n a l s o l i d s t a t e product. F o l l o w i n g thermal o r photochemical a c t i v a t e d i n t r a m o l e c u l a r e l i m i n a t i o n - c o n d e n s a t i o n c h e m i s t r y , an o l i g o m e r i c or p o l y m e r i c ceramic p r e c u r s o r i s o b t a i n e d which can be e a s i l y handled and converted by p y r o l y s i s t o t h e d e s i r e d ceramic e n d - p r o d u c t . This concept has been s u c c e s s f u l l y a p p l i e d i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n of s i l i c o n c a r b i d e and s i l i c o n n i t r i d e (1). R e l a t i v e l y l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n has been g i v e n , on t h e o t h e r hand, t o t h e development of m o l e c u l a r p o l y m e r i c p r e c u r s o r s f o r Group 13-15 b i n a r y c e r a m i c s . The p o t e n t i a l importance of p o l y m e r i c p r e c u r s o r s i n t h i s area can be i l l u s t r a t e d by a b r i e f overview of s e l e c t e d c h e m i s t r y known t o p r o v i d e t e c h n o l o g i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t boron nitride. Boron n i t r i d e may be o b t a i n e d i n t h r e e p r i m a r y c r y s t a l l i n e modifications ( 2 ) : α , β, and χ . The most commonly encountered α form has a g r a p h i t i c s t r u c t u r e (hexagonal c e l l , a = 2.504 Â, ç = 6.661 Â ) . For many y e a r s , t h i s m o d i f i c a t i o n has been prepared from combinations of cheap boron and n i t r o g e n c o n t a i n i n g r e a g e n t s , e . g . B ( 0 H ) and (NH )C0, B ( 0 H ) , C and N o r KBH and NH C1 ( 3 - 5 ) . More 3

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r e c e n t l y , chemical vapor d e p o s i t i o n (CVD) t e c h n i q u e s u t i l i z i n g m i x t u r e s o f BCI3 and NH3, BF3 and NH3 o r B2H6 and NH3 have been employed f o r t h e s y n t h e s i s o f h-BN ( 3 , 6 - 1 0 ) . P e r t i n e n t t o o u r own s t u d i e s , s e v e r a l i n v e s t i g a t o r s have a l s o used s u b s t i t u t e d borazenes as p r e c u r s o r s i n c l a s s i c a l t h e r m o l y s i s o r CVD p r e p a r a t i o n s o f h-BN. For example, Constant and Feurer (H) p y r o l y z e d h e x a c h l o r o borazene, (ClBNC1)3 a t 900-950°C on s i l i c o n s u b s t r a t e s and observed t h e d e p o s i t i o n o f amorphous BN which was subsequently converted t o h-BN by e l e c t r o n bombardment. I n thorough, systematic t h e r m o l y s i s s t u d i e s r e p o r t e d by Rice and coworkers (12) and Paciorek and coworkers ( 1 3 ) , i t was found t h a t a v a r i e t y o f s u b s t i t u t e d borazenes (XBNYJ3 produced boron r i c h BN s o l i d s t a t e materials. At t h e i n i t i a t i o n o f o u r s t u d i e s s e v e r a l years ago, t h e r e had been r e l a t i v e l y few w e l l documented r e p o r t s on t h e f o r m a t i o n o f p o l y m e r i c B-N compounds. An e x p l a n a t i o n f o r t h i s s i t u a t i o n may be found i n t h e h i s t o r i c a l development o f m o l e c u l a r b o r o n - n i t r o g e n chemistry (14-16). I n "the p e r i o d 1950-1970, a g r e a t deal o f a t t e n t i o n was g i v e n t o t h e e v o l u t i o n o f syntheses f o r monomeric aminoboranes, iminoboranes and borazenes and progress made was impressive. For a v a r i e t y o f reasons, advances i n B-N polymer c h e m i s t r y were f r u s t r a t e d . A f t e r t h a t p e r i o d i n t h e USA, f u r t h e r e f f o r t s t o e x p l o r e p o l y m e r i c m a t e r i a l s were few and t h i s area attracted l i t t l e attention. Nonetheless, s e v e r a l r e p o r t s i n t h e p a t e n t and open l i t e r a t u r e suggested t h a t borazene compounds c o u l d be employed as monomers f o r modest m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t oligomers (13,11-24). F u r t h e r m o r e , a t a n t a l i z i n g p a t e n t r e p o r t i n 1976 by Taniguchi and coworkers ( 2 5 ) suggested t h a t s p i n n a b l e f i b e r s c o u l d be o b t a i n e d from a borazene (H NBHPh)3 based polymer which were, i n t u r n , converted t o boron n i t r i d e . More r e c e n t l y , Paciorek and coworkers have r e p o r t e d on t h e f o r m a t i o n o f boron n i t r i d e m a t e r i a l s from s e v e r a l condensed s u b s t i t u t e d borazenes ( 2 3 , 2 4 ) . Recognizing t h e need f o r fundamental s y n t h e t i c c h e m i s t r y l e a d i n g t o b o r o n - n i t r o g e n preceramic p o l y m e r s , we embarked on a program t o develop improved condensation r o u t e s f o r aminoboranes, iminoboranes and borazenes. I n p a r t i c u l a r , borrowing from t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f o r g a n i c polymer s y n t h e s e s , c h e m i s t r y was sought which would r e s u l t i n t h e c r o s s l i n k i n g o f borazene monomer b u i l d i n g blocks. I t was r a t i o n a l i z e d t h a t c r o s s l i n k i n g t h r o u g h amide b r i d g e s would produce preceramic o l i g o m e r s w i t h "excess" n i t r o g e n ( e . g . N:B = 1 . 5 ) w h i c h , upon p y r o l y s i s , might r e t a i n more n i t r o g e n than found i n p y r o l y s i s p r o d u c t s from monomeric borazenes. I n a d d i t i o n , i t was a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e c r o s s l i n k i n g might r e s u l t i n boron n i t r i d e m a t e r i a l s w i t h a porous m a c r o s t r u c t u r e . 2

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The boron n i t r i d e o b t a i n e d i n t h i s study was c h a r a c t e r i z e d by i n f r a r e d s p e c t r o s c o p y , powder x - r a y d i f f r a c t o m e t r y and t r a n s m i s s i o n e l e c t r o n microscopy. Trace elemental analyses were a l s o performed by energy d i s p e r s i v e x - r a y a n a l y s i s and carbon a r c emission spectroscopy. R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p e c t r a a r e d i s p l a y e d i n Figures 2 - 4 . The i n f r a r e d spectrum o f 3 ( F i g u r e 2) c o n t a i n e d i n a KBr p e l l e t shows a broad a b s o r p t i o n i n t h e r e g i o n 1425-1065 c n H , a sharp a b s o r p t i o n a t 710 c n H , and t h e spectrum c l o s e l y resembles s p e c t r a r e p o r t e d i n t h e l i t e r a t u r e ( 6 , 8 , 2 8 ) . The broad band c e n t e r e d a t 3300 cm-1 suggests t h e presence o f r e t a i n e d N-H f u n c t i o n a l i t i e s ; however, t h i s f e a t u r e may a l s o be seen i n some commercial samples o f h-BN. The x - r a y powder p a t t e r n ( F i g u r e 3) i s a l s o s i m i l a r t o p a t t e r n s r e p o r t e d i n t h e l i t e r a t u r e (29.). The l i n e a t 2Θ ~26°corresponds t o t h e 002 r e f l e c t i o n , a l i n e a t 2Θ - 4 2 - 4 4 ° corresponds t o o v e r l a p o f t h e 100 and 101 r e f l e c t i o n s , and a l i n e a t 2Θ - 5 4 ° i s t h e 004 r e f l e c t i o n . The l i n e s a r e broader than t y p i c a l l y observed from h i g h l y c r y s t a l l i n e commercial h-BN samples, and t h i s l i n e broadening may r e s u l t from small c r y s t a l l i t e s i z e o r from t h e presence o f t h e p r e v i o u s l y observed t u r b o s t r a t i c structure modification (30)· The measured spacing d(002) = 3 . 3 5 - 3 . 3 6 A agrees very w e l l w i t h t h e r e p o r t e d d(002) = 3.330 A f o r h-BN prepared by c o n v e n t i o n a l methods. Most t u r b o s t r a t i c m o d i f i c a t i o n s show a g r e a t e r d e v i a t i o n i n d(002) = 3 . 5 - 3 . 6 A ; t h e r e f o r e , i t i s assumed t h a t any t u r b o s t r a t i c d i s o r d e r i s s m a l l . The m a c r o s t r u c t u r e o f t h e boron n i t r i d e o b t a i n e d here i s porous w i t h pores ~2 urn i n d i a m e t e r . There i s no evidence f o r m i c r o p o r o s i t y and t h e BET s u r f a c e area i s ~35 m2 g - 1 . Transmission e l e c t r o n micrographs ( F i g u r e 4) show r e g i o n s o f w e l l developed crystallinity. The c r y s t a l l i n g g r a i n s a r e - 5 - 1 0 nm on a s i d e and 30-40 nm l o n g . The BN (002) l a t t i c e f r i n g e s a r e c l e a r l y v i s i b l e .



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Conclusion The r e s u l t s of t h i s study c l e a r l y r e v e a l t h a t c r o s s l i n k i n g of borazene r i n g s may be achieved w i t h s i l y l a m i n e s and t h e r e s u l t i n g o l i g o m e r i c g e l s may be e f f i c i e n t l y processed t o g i v e hexagonal boron n i t r i d e i n good y i e l d s and w i t h good c r y s t a l u n i t y . The c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e g e l s formed by t h i s s y n t h e t i c r o u t e lend themselves t o a v a r i e t y of p r o c e s s i n g modes, e . g . s o l - g e l and aerogel p r o c e s s i n g , not a v a i l a b l e i n t h e s y n t h e t i c procedures n o r m a l l y a p p l i e d i n boron n i t r i d e p r e p a r a t i o n s . Additional studies are i n progress which are designed t o t a k e advantage of these features. Acknowledgment i s made t o Sandia N a t i o n a l L a b o r a t o r y f o r of t h i s r e s e a r c h . Literature 1. 2. 3.

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