Synthesis and characterisation of self-assembled SiC nanowires and nanoribbons by using sol–gel carbothermal reduction

Yue Liu, Qiangang Fu, Hongjiao Lin, Beibei Wang, Lu Li

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Abstract

Hexagonal-shaped 3C-SiC nanowires were grafted onto SiC nanoribbons by a sol–gel technique using ferrocene as catalyst. The nanowire diameter (∼200 nm) and the nanoribbon width–thickness ratio (20:1) are uniform along their entire length. Their length is about several tens to several hundreds of micrometres. Meanwhile, single SiC nanostructure (nanowire or nanoribbon) was obtained by adjusting temperature field. A novel cooperative growth mechanism of vapour–liquid–solid and vapour–solid was proposed for the self-assembled SiC nanostructure. The self-assembled SiC nanowires and nanoribbons exhibit two strong broad photoluminescence peaks at wavelengths of about 373 and 471 nm, which are significantly shifted to the blue compared with the reported luminescence of SiC nanowires. This study will pave a way for the controllable synthesis of SiC nanowires and nanoribbons, and provide a simple method to connect them together firmly as potential applications for nanodevices in future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-29
Number of pages7
JournalAdvances in Applied Ceramics
Volume117
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Nanostructured materials
  • crystal growth
  • microstructure
  • sol–gel processes

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