title: Preparation of Aligned Ultra-long and Diameter-controlled Silicon Oxide Nanotubes by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Electrospun PVP Nanofiber Template.
abstract: Well-aligned and suspended polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) nanofibers with 8 mm in length were obtained by electrospinning. Using the aligned suspended PVP nanofibers array as template, aligned ultra-long silicon oxide (SiOx) nanotubes with very high aspect ratios have been prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. The inner diameter (20-200 nm) and wall thickness (12-90 nm) of tubes were controlled, respectively, by baking the electrospun nanofibers and by coating time without sacrificing the orientation degree and the length of arrays. The micro-PL spectrum of SiOx nanotubes shows a strong blue-green emission with a peak at about 514 nm accompanied by two shoulders around 415 and 624 nm. The blue-green emission is caused by the defects in the nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory For Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China. xieeq@lzu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jinyuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ruishan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Erqing
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Xie