dc.contributor.author | Liu, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Fang, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, YG | |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, X | |
dc.contributor.author | Hu, X | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-11T12:49:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-11-26 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ultra-long, single crystal, α-Si3N4 nanowires sheathed with amorphous silicon oxide were synthesised by an improved, simplified solid-liquid-solid (SLS) method at 1150°C without using flowing gases (N2, CH4, Ar, NH3, etc.). Phases, chemical composition, and structural characterisation using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM/HRTEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the nanowires had Si3N4@SiOx core-shell structures. The growth of the nanowires was governed by the solid-liquid-solid (SLS) mechanism. The room temperature photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL) spectra showed that the optical properties of the α-Si3N4 nanowires can be changed along with the excitation wavelength or the excitation light source. This work can be useful, not only for simplifying the design and synthesis of Si-related nanostructures, but also for developing new generation nanodevices with changeable photoelectronic properties. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51032007,
51472222 and 51372232), the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China
(Grant No. 20130022110006) and the the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
(Grant No. 2652015024 and 2652015310). We thank Mr. Bin Ma and Miss Ling Zhu for their help to
this experiment. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 5, article17250 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/srep17250 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/21479 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26607395 | en_GB |
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dc.subject | nanowires | en_GB |
dc.subject | synthesis and processing | en_GB |
dc.title | Novel, low-cost solid-liquid-solid process for the synthesis of α-Si3N4 nanowires at lower temperatures and their luminescence properties | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-05-11T12:49:13Z | |
exeter.place-of-publication | England | |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available on open access from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Scientific Reports | en_GB |