Silicon Oxycarbide Coatings
In article number 2303079, Stefan Seeger and co‐workers present a bottom‐up synthesis of coatings consisting of silicon oxycarbide micro‐ and nanostructures following the polymer derived ceramics route. In this process, polysiloxane rods, filaments, stars, and other structures are first grown on a variety of substrates then pyrolyzed while retaining their shape. The obtained ceramic coatings show high surface area, well‐defined surface topography, and high thermal stability.