DocumentCode
2221091
Title
Synthesis and optical properties of mullite (Al5.65Si0.35O9.175) nanowires
Author
Chen, Yong Jun ; Chi, Bo ; Liu, Qiu Xiang ; Mahon, Denise C. ; Chen, Ying
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Mater. Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
fYear
2006
fDate
3-7 July 2006
Abstract
Large quantities of mullite nanowires were synthesized on mica substrates. The nanowires were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The results indicate that the nanowire composition is Al5.65Si 0.35O9.175, which fits the general mullite formula of Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x. The nanowires have a diameter range of 50-100 did and lengths of several micrometers. Aligned nanowires can also been observed at the substrate edge. Raman microscopy indicated a change in the substrate surface occurred following the formation of nanowires. The nanowires have strong photoluminescence (PL) emission bands at 310, 397, 452 and 468 nm and the oxygen-related defect in the nanowires were supposed to be responsible for these emissions
Keywords
aluminium compounds; nanowires; photoluminescence; growth mechanism; mullite nanowires; photoluminescence property; synthesis and characterisation; Electron optics; Nanowires; Optical diffraction; Photoluminescence; Raman scattering; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectroscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2006. ICONN '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0453-3
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0453-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICONN.2006.340569
Filename
4143349
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