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Structural evolution and high-temperature sensing performance of polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics

Show Author's Information Chao Ma1,2,†,  Kun Liu1,†,  Pengfei Shao1,  Daoyang Han1,  Kang Wang1,  Mengmeng Yang1,  Rui Zhao1,  Hailong Wang1,  Rui Zhang1,  Gang Shao1,3( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Zhongyuan Critical Metal Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

† Chao Ma and Kun Liu contributed equally to this work.

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temperature sensor, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics, harsh environments, oxidation and corrosion resistance
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Ma C, Liu K, Shao P, et al. Structural evolution and high-temperature sensing performance of polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2024, 13(4): 478-485. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220870
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In situ temperature monitoring has become extremely imperative in high-temperature harsh environments and polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) as sensing materials have attracted great attention. However, the stability and oxidation/corrosion resistance of PDCs cannot be simultaneously achieved at the moment, limiting their practical application. Herein, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics were synthesized via polymer conversion method under different pyrolysis temperatures. Their microstructure evolution, high temperature sensing properties, and stability were investigated in detail. The results show that the amorphous SiAlBCN phase grows more orderly and the size of the free carbon phase enlarges with the increasing temperature. The defect concentration displays a decreasing tendency. Concurrently, the SiAlBCN ceramics as sensing materials exhibit a good temperature–resistance property from roo temperature to 1100 ℃. The fabricated SiAlBCN temperature sensor possesses excellent stability, repeatability, and accuracy. Moreover, SiAlBCN ceramics exhibit distinguished oxidation/corrosion resistance after 100 h treatment at 1200 ℃ in a water/oxygen environment, which is attributed to their low corrosive rate constant (0.57 mg/(cm2·h)) and oxidative rate constant (3.43 mg2/(cm4·h)). Therefore, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics as sensing materials, which possess outstanding stability and oxidation/corrosion resistance, have great potential for in-situ monitoring of extreme environmental temperatures in the future.


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Structural evolution and high-temperature sensing performance of polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics

Show Author's information Chao Ma1,2,†, Kun Liu1,†, Pengfei Shao1, Daoyang Han1, Kang Wang1, Mengmeng Yang1, Rui Zhao1, Hailong Wang1, Rui Zhang1, Gang Shao1,3( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Zhongyuan Critical Metal Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

† Chao Ma and Kun Liu contributed equally to this work.

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In situ temperature monitoring has become extremely imperative in high-temperature harsh environments and polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) as sensing materials have attracted great attention. However, the stability and oxidation/corrosion resistance of PDCs cannot be simultaneously achieved at the moment, limiting their practical application. Herein, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics were synthesized via polymer conversion method under different pyrolysis temperatures. Their microstructure evolution, high temperature sensing properties, and stability were investigated in detail. The results show that the amorphous SiAlBCN phase grows more orderly and the size of the free carbon phase enlarges with the increasing temperature. The defect concentration displays a decreasing tendency. Concurrently, the SiAlBCN ceramics as sensing materials exhibit a good temperature–resistance property from roo temperature to 1100 ℃. The fabricated SiAlBCN temperature sensor possesses excellent stability, repeatability, and accuracy. Moreover, SiAlBCN ceramics exhibit distinguished oxidation/corrosion resistance after 100 h treatment at 1200 ℃ in a water/oxygen environment, which is attributed to their low corrosive rate constant (0.57 mg/(cm2·h)) and oxidative rate constant (3.43 mg2/(cm4·h)). Therefore, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics as sensing materials, which possess outstanding stability and oxidation/corrosion resistance, have great potential for in-situ monitoring of extreme environmental temperatures in the future.

Keywords: temperature sensor, polymer-derived SiAlBCN ceramics, harsh environments, oxidation and corrosion resistance

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Received: 05 January 2024
Revised: 01 February 2024
Accepted: 24 February 2024
Published: 30 April 2024
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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2021YFB3200500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52072344 and U1904180), the Excellent Young Scientists Fund of Henan Province (No. 202300410369), and the Henan Province University Innovation Talents Support Program (No. 21HASTIT001).

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