Morphological evolution of one-dimensional SiC nanomaterials controlled by sol–gel carbothermal reduction

Molten salt assisted synthesis of 3C–SiC nanowire and its photoluminescence properties

“…Based on previous studies [32][33][34], formation of SiC crystals (NWs and particles) includes two steps by the CR route, and its schematic process is illustrated in Fig. 7.…”

Chemistry of one dimensional silicon carbide materials: Principle, production, application and future prospects

“…In addition the feed molecules also need to be supplied at a well controlled rate in order to obtain crystals having a homogeneous composition and uniform morphology. The carbothermal reduction of silica [25][26][27] and hydrogen reduction of methyltrichlorosilane [28][29][30][31] are the two most widely used methods. The bulk production of 1D SiC nanostructures is a challenging issue which is currently being undertaken by different research groups [32][33][34][35][36][37][38].…”

A facile chemical method for the synthesis of 3C–SiC nanoflakes

“…Compared to oxide nanoparticles that require only mild synthetic conditions and simple procedures, far fewer synthetic methods exist for the synthesis of non-oxide compounds such as 3C-SiC, despite all efforts and recent progress. The available synthetic approaches for nanosized 3C-SiC such as pulsed laser ablation, 23 arc discharge, 24 chemical vapour deposition, 25 carbothermal reduction, [26][27][28][29][30] or laser pyrolysis 31 suffer major disadvantages as they are technically demanding and require very high temperatures ([1500 C), long reaction times or sophisticated and expensive equipment. Hence, during the last years, researchers' attention has been devoted to alternative synthetic routes that would enable economically viable mass production of SiC nanopowders.…”