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Two types of one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures—amorphous silicon carbide (SiC) nanowires, 5–30 nm thick and 0.5–2 μm long, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled completely with crystalline SiC nanowires, 10–60 nm thick and 2–20 μm long—were synthesized by the laser ablation of carbon-silicon targets in the presence of high-pressure Ar gas up to 0.9 MPa. All the CNTs checked by transmission electron microscopy contained SiC, and no unfilled CNTs were produced. We discuss the growth of the two nanostructures based on the formation of molten Si–C composite particles and their instabilities leading to the precipitation of Si and C.
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Kokai, F., Uchiyama, K., Shimazu, T. et al. Fabrication of two types of one-dimensional Si–C nanostructures by laser ablation. Appl. Phys. A 101, 497–502 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5886-7
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