Figure 5. Ceramic fiber obtained from pyrolysis of the polyzirconocenecarbosilane and corresponding microstructure.
(a) SEM morphology of the fiber; (b) cross-section SEM morphology of the fiber showing fairly homogeneous distribution of ZrC in SiC; (c) TEM showing nano-scale ZrC dispersed in a SiC matrix; and (d) XRD phases.
