APL Materials (Apr 2024)

Properties and ceramic transformation of Si–Zr–O–C precursor ceramics with porous structure

  • Jia Lin,
  • Shuai Wang,
  • Hua Jin,
  • Shuyuan Cui,
  • Rongwen Wang,
  • Yihang Yang,
  • Guimei Huang,
  • Jinhuo Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0205351
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 041124 – 041124-12

Abstract

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The preparation of ceramic materials with complex porous structures through photopolymerization-based 3D printing requires the development of stable and printable slurries. In this study, zirconium acetylacetonate was incorporated into the thiol vinyl organosilicon prepolymer to create a photosensitive Si–Zr–O–C slurry. Regarding the natural bone structures and the Tyson polygon principle, a gradient pore structure was designed and then printed using a digital light processing 3D printer. After printing, the effects of sintering temperatures on the phase composition and structure of Si–Zr–O–C ceramics were systematically investigated. Subsequently, a comparative analysis of structure and properties was performed on sintered samples with different zirconium acetylacetonate contents. The results revealed that the sample containing 30 wt. % zirconium acetylacetonate exhibited a higher compressive strength of 9.70 ± 0.28 MPa and a lower room temperature thermal conductivity of 0.528 W m−1 K−1. This study confirmed the significant potential of using 3D printing technology to prepare Si–Zr–O–C precursor ceramics with a porous structure.