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Catalyst-Free Synthesis and Characterization of Metastable Boron Carbide Nanowires
- Issued Date
- 2009-12
- Citation
- ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, v.19, no.24, pp.3926 - 3933
- Abstract
- Catalyst-free growth of boron carbide nanowires is achieved by pyrolysis of diborane and methane at 650-750 degrees C and around 500 mTorr in a quartz tube furnace. Electron-diffraction analysis using a novel diffraction-scanning transmission electron microscopy (D-STEM) technique indicates that the crystalline nanowires are single-crystal orthorhombic boron carbide. TEM images show that the nanowires are covered by a 1-3 nm thick amorphous layer of carbon. Elemental analysis by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) shows only boron and carbon while energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) show the presence of oxygen as well as boron and carbon.
- Publisher
- WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
- ISSN
- 1616-301X
- Keyword
- CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION, THIN-FILMS, CVD, CHEMISTRY, MECHANISM, COATINGS, METHANE
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