Abstract
3C-SiC nanowires have been synthesized without any catalyst by carbothermal reduction method, which obtained silicon and carbon source from sol-gel impregnation and isothermal chemical vapor immersion (ICVI) process respectively. The microstructure analysis by SEM showed the nanowires with a diameter of ∼200 nm and a length of several millimeters were hierarchical. TEM images and XRD data from the nanowires revealed them to have the cubic 3C-SiC structure. The vapor solid epitaxial mechanism was also proposed to explain the growth process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 86-89 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 212 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Carbothermal reduction
- Crystal growth
- ICVI
- SiC nanowires
- Sol-gel preparation