Growth of graphitic carbon layers around silicon carbide nanowires.

Autor: Mishra, Neeraj, Bosi, Matteo, Rossi, Francesca, Salviati, Giancarlo, Boeckl, John, Iacopi, Francesca
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 8/14/2019, Vol. 126 Issue 6, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 8p, 4 Diagrams, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: We demonstrate the ability to synthesize graphitic carbon sheets around cubic silicon carbide nanowires via an alloy-mediated catalytic process. The transmission electron microscopy analysis shows multilayer graphitic carbon sheets with a large interatomic layer distance of ∼0.45 nm, suggesting the presence of oxygen in the graphitic system. Oxygen-related peaks observed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy further confirm the oxidation of the graphitic carbon layers. A detailed investigation of the Raman spectra reveals a turbostratic stacking of the graphitic carbon layers. The turbostratic nature and the presence of oxidation in the graphitic carbon surrounding the silicon carbide nanowires make them a suitable platform for further functionalization, of particular interest for biosensing, as both graphitic carbon and silicon carbide are biocompatible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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