Processing of porous TiN/C ceramics from biological templates

作者:Luo, Min*; Gao, Jiqiang; Zhang, Xiao; Yang, Hanfeng; Hou, Guangya; Ouyang, Da; Jin, Zhihao
来源:Materials Letters, 2007, 61(1): 186-188.
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2006.04.027

摘要

A novel synthesis process, based on a sol infiltration and carbothermal reduction-nitridation of titania, has been developed for producing porous TiN/C ceramics from biological templates. During processing at 1400 degrees C under higher nitrogen pressure the biocarbon reacted with TiO2 and N-2. The morphology and phase structure of the resulting materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-Ray diffraction, respectively. The results show that the resulting TiN/C ceramics contained residual carbon, which remains covered by cubic phase TiN. The conversion process retains the microcellular morphology of the original pinewood tissue.