Applications of Inorganic Polymeric Materials II: Polysilanes

Properties and applications of polysilanes

“…Furthermore, the existing large‐scale routes to synthesizing polysilanes use harsh conditions, thus limiting uniformity in their molecular structure due to polymodal weight distributions [24b,28]. The interesting properties due to the Si–Si bonds in polysilanes have led to the discovery of a wide range of applications such as their use as photoresists, semiconductors, coating materials, and precursors for ceramics . This review aims to highlight the different properties and recent applications of polysilanes.…”

Mono- and dinuclear zirconocene(iv) amide complexes for the catalytic dehydropolymerisation of phenylsilane

“…The catalytic formation of Si-Si bonds to produce inorganicorganic polymers and hybrid materials has been intensively studied since the 1980s. [1][2][3][4][5] The special properties of polysilanes such as s electron delocalisation have led to the application of these materials for the development of new ceramics, semiconductors and nonlinear optical materials. 4 For converting silane-based monomers several different approaches are feasible.…”

Electroreductive block copolymerization of dichlorosilanes in the presence of disilane additives

“…Polysilanes1 have attracted considerable attention due to their usefulness as precursors for thermally stable ceramics2, 3 or materials for microlithography4, 5 and also due to their potential in the preparation of new types of materials showing semiconducting, photoconducting or nonlinear optical properties 6–8. In spite of the growing interest in polysilanes,9, 10 their methods of preparation are still limited. They have been traditionally prepared by the condensation of dichlorosilanes with alkali metals (Wurtz‐type condensation).…”