Synthesis of silicon carbide nanowires on carbon nanotube template

Bill Chi Pui Li, John Fitz Gerald, Jin Zou, Ying Chen

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    Abstract

    Single crystalline silicon carbide nanowires (SiCNWs) growing along 〈111〉 direction were synthesized on a carbon nanotube (CNT) template. A powder mixture of silicon monoxide (SiO) and iron (II) phthalocyanine, FeC32N8H16, (FePc) was mechanically ball milled and followed by thermal annealing at 1200°C for 1 hour. Multiwalled CNTs were first produced via pyrolysis of FePc at a lower temperature (1000°C). SiO vapors reacted with the CNTs at higher temperature (1200°C) to produce SiCNWs. The mechanical ball milling process plays an important role for the formation of cylindrical CNTs and SiCNWs. Without this ball milling process, the end products were amorphous silicon oxycarbide nanowires (SiOCNWs) even using the same starting materials under the same annealing conditions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN
    Pages58-59
    Number of pages2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    Event2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2006 - Brisbane, Australia
    Duration: 3 Jul 20066 Jul 2006

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN

    Conference

    Conference2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2006
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityBrisbane
    Period3/07/066/07/06

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