Growth of graphitic carbon layers around silicon carbide nanowires
Abstract
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 13, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5098987
Entities
People
- Francesca Iacopi
- Francesca Rossi
- Giancarlo Salviati
- John Boeckl
- Matteo Bosi
- Neeraj Mishra
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- University of Technology Sydney