Growth and structure of carbide nanorods
Conference
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OSTI ID:470894
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Recent research on the growth and structure of carbide nanorods is reviewed. Carbide nanorods have been prepared by reacting carbon nanotubes with volatile transition metal and main group oxides and halides. Using this approach it has been possible to obtain solid carbide nanorods of TiC, SiC, NbC, Fe{sub 3}C, and BC{sub x} having diameters between 2 and 30 nm and lengths up to 20 {micro}m. Structural studies of single crystal TiC nanorods obtained through reactions of TiO with carbon nanotubes show that the nanorods grow along both [110] and [111] directions, and that the rods can exhibit either smooth or saw-tooth morphologies. Crystalline SiC nanorods have been produced from reactions of carbon nanotubes with SiO and Si-iodine reactants. The preferred growth direction of these nanorods is [111], although at low reaction temperatures rods with [100] growth axes are also observed. The growth mechanisms leading to these novel nanomaterials have also been addressed. Temperature dependent growth studies of TiC nanorods produced using a Ti-iodine reactant have provided definitive proof for a template or topotactic growth mechanism, and furthermore, have yielded new TiC nanotube materials. Investigations of the growth of SiC nanorods show that in some cases a catalytic mechanism may also be operable. Future research directions and applications of these new carbide nanorod materials are discussed.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 470894
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951155--; ISBN 1-55899-313-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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