The Polymer-Derived Ceramics (PDC) route has emerged as an important strategy for preparing functional materials such as advanced ceramics and hybrids from preceramic polymers with a precise control over the chemical compositions, microstructure and properties. We define hybrids as composites and nanocomposites made by i) synergistic combination of organic and inorganic components at the nanometer or molecular level, ii) the reinforcement of PDC matrix by ceramic fibers (i.e., ceramic matrix composites) and iii) a metal, a ceramic or a carbonaceous nanophase distributed in a PDC matrix. The main purpose of such hybrid materials is to achieve properties that a single-phase ceramic cannot provide. Preceramic polymers also provide large opportunities to design complex shapes (fibers, coatings, 3D architectures, …) more efficiently and easily compared to other ceramic shaping technologies.
This symposium will be the ideal showcase for research activities dedicated to PDC and hybrids as functional materials. Special focus will be given to the relationship between the polymer chemistry (through synthesis and/or chemical modification) and processing conditions, leading to i) various structures at different length scales, ii) complex shapes of materials and to iii) functional materials extensively used in environmental, energy, health and other functional applications.
Proposed sessions
- Preceramic polymer chemistry – Structural, chemical and thermal transformations
- Forming technologies of preceramic polymers including 3D-printing to develop the functionality of PDC and hybrids
- Design-oriented manufacturing and processing of ceramic matrix composites and nanocomposites
- Organic-inorganic hybrid materials: from synthesis to application
- Development of porous architectures spanning single and multiple length scales
- Fundamental processing-microstructure-properties relationships
- Detailed characterization of PDC and hybrids
- Environmental, energy, health and functional applications
- Integration and device applications
- Scaled-up production
- Computational approaches to enhance materials design, performance, and predictability
Organizers:
- –Dr. Samuel Bernard (samuel.bernard@unilim.fr), CNRS, Institute of research for ceramics (IRCER), Limoges, France. Point of contact
- –Prof. Rajendra K. Bordia (rbordia@clemson.edu), University of Clemson, Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson, United States
- –Prof. Dušan, Galusek (dusan.galusek@tnuni.sk), Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Centre for functional and surface-functionalized glass, Trenčín, Slovakia
- –Prof. Yuji Iwamoto (iwamoto.yuji@nitech.ac.jp), Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Dept. Of life science and applied chemistry, Nagoya, Japan
- –Prof. Jie Kong (kongjie@nwpu.edu.cn), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi Key Lab of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi’an, China
- –Prof. Ravi Kumar (nvrk@iitm.ac.in), Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Dept of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Chennai, India
- –Dr. Günter Motz (guenter.motz@uni-bayreuth.de), University of Bayreuth, Ceramic Materials Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany
- –Prof. Gurpreet Singh (gurpreet@ksu.edu), Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
- –Prof. Yoshiyuki Sugahara (ys6546@y.waseda.jp), Waseda University, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
- –Prof. Zhaoju Yu (zhaojuyu@xmu.edu.cn), Xiamen University, College of Materials, Xiamen, China
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