Claims
- 1. A method comprising the steps of:
- combining a reducing agent and a polysilane precursor to form a mixture; and
- exposing the mixture to ultrasonic radiation and producing a polysilane having a structure of [(CH.sub.3 SiH).sub.x (CH.sub.3 Si).sub.y (CH.sub.3 SiH.sub.2).sub.z ].sub.n, where z is not 0, and wherein the sum of x and z is at most about 0.45.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the polysilane precursor is a mixture of silane monomers.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the exposing step produces an oligosilane.
- 4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of crosslinking the oligosilane with a reducing agent metal selected from the group consisting of alkaline metals and alkaline earth metals, and combinations thereof to form a polysilane.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the polysilane precursor includes methyldichlorosilane.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the exposing step is performed at a temperature of at most about 80.degree. C.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least about 60% of the polysilane precursor is converted to a polysilane.
- 8. A method comprising:
- reacting a reducing agent and a polysilane precursor to produce a polysilane having a formula [(CH.sub.3 SiH).sub.x (CH.sub.3 Si).sub.y (CH.sub.3 SiH.sub.2).sub.z ].sub.n, wherein z is not zero and a sum of x and z is at most about 0.45%.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional No. 60/014,475, filed Mar. 29, 1996.
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