Polysilocarb based silicon carbide materials, applications and devices
Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.
1. A method of making silicon carbide, the method comprising:
a. providing a solvent free liquid including silicon, carbon and oxygen;
b. curing the liquid to provide a cured material consisting essential of silicon, carbon and oxygen;
c. having the cured material at a temperature of less than 150° C.;
d. transforming the cured material to a silicon carbide ceramic material consisting essentially of silicon, carbon and oxygen; and,
e. removing essentially all of the oxygen from the ceramic material.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid comprises a polysilocarb precursor formulation having a molar percent of about 30% to 85% carbon, about 5% to 40% oxygen, and about 5% to 35% silicon.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid comprises a polysilocarb precursor formulation having a molar percent of about 50% to 65% carbon, about 20% to 30% oxygen, and about 15% to 20% silicon.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprises producing CO in step e.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide comprises at least 99.99% pure.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide comprises at least 99.999% pure.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide comprises at least 99.9999% pure.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm Al.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 10 ppm Al.
10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 1 ppm Al.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm B.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 10 ppm B.
13. The method of claim 5 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 1 ppm B.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 1,000 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Pr, Ce, Cr, S and As.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 500 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ce, Cr, S and As.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Pr, Ce, Cr, S and As.
17. The method of claim 2 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ce, Cr, S and As.
18. The method of claim 3 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Pr, Ce, Cr, S and As.
19. The method of claim 2 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 50 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ce, Cr, S and As.
20. The method of claim 5 , wherein the liquid comprises a polysilocarb precursor formulation; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
21. The method of claim 5 , wherein the liquid comprises a polysilocarb precursor formulation; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
22. The method of claim 5 , wherein the liquid is a polysilocarb precursor formulation having a molar percent of about 30% to 85% carbon, about 5% to 40% oxygen, and about 5% to 35% silicon; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
23. The method of claim 5 , wherein the liquid is a polysilocarb precursor formulation having a molar percent of about 30% to 85% carbon, about 5% to 40% oxygen, and about 5% to 35% silicon; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
24. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide is at least 99.9999% pure; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
25. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm Al; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
26. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 1 ppm Al; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
27. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 10 ppm B; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
28. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 1 ppm B; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
29. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 2,000 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ti, Ce, Cr, S and As; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
30. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 500 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ti, Ce, Cr, S and As; and the silicon carbide comprises alpha type.
31. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 100 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, V, Ce, Cr, S and As; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
32. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 50 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, and Pt; and the silicon carbide comprises beta type.
33. The method of claim 1 , comprises producing CO 2 in step e.
34. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 90 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Fe, B, P, Pt, Ca, Ce, Cr, S and As.
35. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 90 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Fe, P, Pt, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, Ni, Cr and As.
36. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 90 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, P, Mg, Li, V, Ce, Cr, and S.
37. The method of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide has less than about 90 ppm total of the elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, B, and P.
38. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon carbide is produced and wherein the silicon carbide is at least 99.9999% pure; and the silicon carbide is beta type.