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Nitridosilicates and Oxonitridosilicates: From Ceramic Materials to Structural and Functional Diversity
Author(s) -
Zeuner Martin,
Pagano Sandro,
Schnick Wolfgang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201005755
Subject(s) - ceramic , silicon nitride , materials science , nitride , sialon , polymer science , nanotechnology , silicon , composite material , metallurgy , layer (electronics)
Abstract Silicates are one of the most important classes of compounds on this planet, and more than 1000 silicates have been identified in the mineral kingdom. Additionally, several hundreds of artificial silicates have been synthesized. The substitution of oxygen by nitrogen leads to the structurally diverse and manifold class of nitridosilicates. Silicon nitride, one of the most important non‐oxidic ceramic materials, is the binary parent compound of nitridosilicates, and it symbolizes the inherent material properties of these refractory compounds. However, prior to the last decades, a broad systematic investigation of nitridosilicates had not been accomplished. In the meantime, these and related compounds have reached a remarkable level of industrial application. This review illustrates recent progress in synthesis and structure–property relationships and also applications of nitridosilicates, oxonitridosilicates, and related SiAlONs.