Synthesis of kelp-like crystalline β-SiC nanobelts and their apical growth mechanism

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 653-656

  Dong, Chao ^a   Zou, Guifu ^a   Liu, Erkai ^a   Xi, Baojuan ^a   Huang, Tao ^a   Qian, Yitai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

APICAL GROWTH MECHANISM; METHYLTRICHLOROSILANES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; SIC NANOBELTS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846521129     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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