Issue 3, 2009
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Nanoscale

Transformation of a SiCnanowire into a carbon nanotube†

Hideo Kohno,*a   Yuhki Mori,a   Satoshi Ichikawa,b   Yutaka Ohno,c   Ichiro Yonenagac  and  Seiji Takedaa  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
E-mail: kohno@phys.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

b Institute for NanoScience Design, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan

c Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

Abstract

A SiCnanowire can be transformed into a carbon nanotube or a SiC–C core–sheath nanowire owing to Joule heating by applying a current typically on the order of 10 μA, and the transformation can be observed in situ by means of transmission electron microscopy.

Graphical abstract: Transformation of a SiCnanowire into a carbon nanotube

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B9NR00163H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jun 2009
Accepted
14 Sep 2009
First published
28 Sep 2009

Nanoscale, 2009,1, 344-346

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Transformation of a SiCnanowire into a carbon nanotube

H. Kohno, Y. Mori, S. Ichikawa, Y. Ohno, I. Yonenaga and S. Takeda, Nanoscale, 2009, 1, 344 DOI: 10.1039/B9NR00163H

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