Abstract
Carbon nitride nanowires were synthesized by thermal nitridation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in a horizontal tube furnace. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy images revealed the large-scale formation of nanowires. Selected-area electron diffraction images and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images show that the as-synthesized nanowires grow preferentially along the [110] direction, with diameters of 15 to 100 nm and lengths from several tens of micrometers to several millimeters. Here, the growth mechanism of these nanowires is proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2148-2153 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Solid State Communications |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue number | 43-44 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- A. Carbon nitride nanowires
- D. Growth mechanism
- D. Luminescent property