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Reaction Sintering of Polycarbosilane-Impregnated Compact of Silicon Carbide Hollow Particles and the Resultant Thermoelectric Properties |
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| Authors: | Chul-Hoon Pai Yasuhiro Sasaki Kunihito Koumoto Hiroaki Yanagida |
| Affiliation: | Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113, Japan;Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Science University of Tokyo, Tokyo 160, Japan |
| Abstract: | Porous SiC ceramics fabricated from hollow particles and polycarbosilane (PSC) are promising materials for high-temperature thermoelectric energy conversion. Reaction sintering of PCS-impregnated compacts of SiC hollow particles gave rise to porous microstructures with the hollow shape remaining. The repetition of the PCS-impregnation and sintering process resulted in only a slight increase in density but in a great improvement in thermoelectric properties. |
| Keywords: | silicon carbide porous materials polysilanes sintering thermoelectric properties |