title: A novel route to the synthesis of silica nanowires without a metal catalyst at room temperature by chemical vapor deposition.
abstract: Silica nanowires were synthesized by employing inherent directionality of chemical vapor reaction between bis(ethylmethylamino)silane (H(2)Si[N(C(2)H(5))(CH(3))](2)) precursor and water without a metal catalyst at room temperature. The difference in the oxidation reactivity between Si-H and Si-N bonds with water leads to the formation of silica nanowires. The mean diameter and length of the silica nanowires grown for 10 min were 60-80 nm and 1.9 μm, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the obtained nanowires had the concave tip, differing from other silica nanowires produced by a conventional vapor-liquid-solid method, and were amorphous. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results also proved that the nanowires have a close composition to stoichiometric SiO(2). Silica nanowires were successfully synthesized on a poly(ethylene terephthalate) film. The nanowires can emit strong blue light and ultraviolet light under excitation at 266 nm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sanghyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jaeyeong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Hyeong Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals; D012822:Silicon Dioxide