K F Cai et al 2007 Nanotechnology 18 485601 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/48/485601
K F Cai1,3, A X Zhang1 and J L Yin2
Show affiliationsSiC/SiO2 nanocables were synthesized by pyrolysis of poly(dimethyl siloxane) using ferrocene as a catalyst precursor at ~1050 °C in Ar. The as-grown product was characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution electron microscopy. The length of the nanocables is in the millimeter range and the diameter of most nanocables is in the range of about 5–10 nm. The vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) mechanism was proposed to elucidate the growth process of the nanocables.
61.46.-w Structure of nanoscale materials
81.07.-b Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Issue 48 (5 December 2007)
Received 6 March 2007, in final form 4 August 2007
Published 1 November 2007
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