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SiC Nanowires Synthesized from Electrospun Nanofiber Templates†

  1. H. Ye1,
  2. N. Titchenal2,
  3. Y. Gogotsi1,
  4. F. Ko2

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200500094

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 17, Issue 12, pages 1531–1535, June, 2005

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Ye, H., Titchenal, N., Gogotsi, Y. and Ko, F. (2005), SiC Nanowires Synthesized from Electrospun Nanofiber Templates. Adv. Mater., 17: 1531–1535. doi: 10.1002/adma.200500094

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering and A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

  2. 2

    Fibrous Materials Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

  1. †

    TEM and EELS work was carried out in the LRSM, University of Pennsylvania. We thank Elizabeth Hoffman for her help with the XRD experiment.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 JUN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 18 MAR 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 JAN 2005

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Keywords:

  • Electrospinning;
  • Nanowires, core–shell;
  • Silica;
  • Silicon carbide;
  • Template-directed assembly/synthesis
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Single-crystalline SiC nanowires (NWs) with a SiO2 coating (see Figure) have been grown using electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers as templates. SiC NWs produced in this process have uniform cross-sections, well-ordered structures, and very low concentrations of stacking faults, and contain no catalyst. Some bent or helical SiC NWs with single-crystalline structures are also observed.

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