title: Synthesis of nanostructured silicon carbide spheres from mesoporous C-SiO2 nanocomposites.
abstract: Nanostructured porous silicon carbide hollow spheres have been synthesized by phase separation in mesoporous silica-carbon nanocomposites at high temperatures and subsequent carbothermal reduction and crystallization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia. kun.wang@eng.monash.edu.au
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huanting
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Bing
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016062:Porosity; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C022088:silicon carbide