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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/9/1/015002
Keywords
sol-gel; nanowires; alpha-Si3N4
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Silicon nitride (Si3N4) nanowires have been prepared by carbothermal reduction followed by the nitridation (CTRN) of silica gel containing ultrafine excess carbon obtained by the decomposition of dextrose over the temperature range of 1200-1350 degrees C. This innovative process involves repeated evacuation followed by purging of nitrogen gas so that the interconnected nanopores of the gel are filled with nitrogen gas prior to heat treatment. During heat treatment at higher temperatures, the presence of nitrogen gas in the nanopores of the gel starts the CTRN reaction simultaneously throughout the bulk of the gel, leading to the formation of Si3N4 nanowires. The in situ generated ultrafine carbon obtained by the decomposition of dextrose decreases the partial pressure of oxygen in the system to stabilize the nanowires. The nanowires synthesized by this process are of similar to 500 nm diameter and similar to 0.2 mm length. The product was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectra.
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