title: Ultra long SiC/SiO2 core-shell nanocables from organic precursor.
abstract: Ultra long SiC core and SiO2 shell nanocables have been prepared by pyrolysis of poly(dimethyl siloxane) at 1050 degrees C in flowing Argon. The longest nanocable can be up to at least 6 mm. Transmission electron microscopy observations indicate that the diameter of the cores varies from about 3 to 18 nm, and the thickness of the outer sheaths varies from about 6 to 45 nm and that the cores are crystalline and the sheaths are amorphous. The growth of the nanocables may be governed by a chemical vapor solid process. The nanocables exhibit good photoluminescence property.
authors.affiliation: Functional Materials Research Laboratory, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon / Q000737:chemistry; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic / Q000737:chemistry*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D005740:Gases; D008422:Materials Testing; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes; D010316:Particle Size; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D005740:Gases; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon; D001128:Argon; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C022088:silicon carbide