[Image above] Schematic depiction of a synthesis procedure for polymer-derived ceramics. Credit: Peter et al., Journal of the American Ceramic Society (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Preceramic polymers, introduced more than four decades ago, have revolutionized ceramic fabrication, particularly in the realm of silicon-based materials. The polymer-to-ceramic transformation has led to significant advancements in ceramic science and technology, including the development of high-temperature resistant fibers, protective or barrier coatings and films, and dense and macroporous ceramics with exceptional stability against decomposition, crystallization, phase separation, and creep.
Recent research has unveiled an array of functional properties associated with polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs). Insights gained at the nanoscale have furthered our understanding of their unique characteristics, such as high chemical durability and resistance to crystallization, creep resistance, and semiconducting behavior. From the standpoint of ceramic processing, preceramic polymers have been utilized as reactive binders, pore-forming agents, and components in ceramic joining and bulk fabrication. More recently, PDCs have been in the focus for application in energy conversion and storage, additive manufacturing, and high-temperature ceramic matrix composites.
An upcoming special issue of Journal of the American Ceramic Society will emphasize the versatility and potential of preceramic polymers in various applications, including high-temperature materials (energy, automotive, aerospace); healthcare and biomedical engineering; chemical engineering (catalysis, food, biotechnology); and functional materials in electrical engineering and micro/nanoelectronics. It also highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the field, which involves chemists, physicists, mineralogists, and materials scientists, and the growing commercial interest.
Call for paper topics: Preceramic polymer synthesis, technologies to process preceramic polymers to advanced ceramics, microstructural features of polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs), structural and functional properties and applications of PDCs, ceramic micro-nanocomposites from PDCs, advanced ceramic fibers, advanced ceramics for energy storage and conversion from PDCs, preceramic polymers for ultrahigh-temperature ceramics, bioactive ceramics from PDCs
Keywords: polymer-derived ceramics, synthesis, characterization, modeling, ceramic matrix composites, nanocomposites, ceramic fiber, energy conversion and storage, biomaterials
Submission instructions and process: Please refer to the Author Guidelines to prepare your manuscript. The submission link is https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/jacers. When submitting your work, indicate it is for this special issue by selecting the title “Polymer Derived Ceramics/Pre-Ceramic Polymers” from the drop-down list under the question “Is this submission for a special issue?”
Deadline for submissions: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Authors must submit their papers online. For any topic-related questions regarding this special issue, please contact Ralf Riedel of Technical University of Darmstadt at ralf.riedel@tu-darmstadt.de.
View the full call for papers announcement at this link.
