Shuyuan Zhang

Synthesis of carbon nitride nanotubes with the C3N4 stoichiometry via a benzene-thermal process at low temperatures

In this communication, we first report the direct synthesis of high-quality carbon nitride nanotubes (CNNTs) with inner diameters of 50-100 nm and wall thicknesses of 20-50 nm with the C(3)N(4) stoichiometry on a high-yield of 40%via a simple benzene-thermal process involving the reaction of C(3)N(3)Cl(3) with NaN(3) in a Teflon-lined autoclave at 220 [degree]C without using any catalyst or template.

Electrochemical synthesis of metal and semimetal nanotube–nanowire heterojunctions and their electronic transport properties

Metal and semimetal nanotube-nanowire heterojunction arrays have been achieved by sequential electrochemical-deposition inside the nanochannels of anodic aluminium oxide template with a layer of Au thin enough to leave the pores open.

Spontaneous Growth and Chemical Reduction Ability of Ge Nanoparticles

Forming colloidal solutions containing semiconductor quantum-sized nanoparticles (NPs) with clean surface has been a long-standing scientific challenge. In this contribution, we report a “top-down” method for the fabrication of Ge NPs by laser ablation of a Ge target in deionized water without adding any stabilizing reagents. The initial Ge NPs in amorphous structure showed spontaneous growth behavior by aging Ge colloids in deionized water under ambient temperature, which gradually evolved into a metastable tetragonal structure as an intermediate phase and then transformed into the stable cubic structure, being consistent with the Ostwalds rule of stages for the growth in a metastable system. The laser-induced initial Ge NPs demonstrate a unique and prominent size-dependent chemical reductive ability, which is evidenced by the rapid degradation of organic molecules such as chlorinated aromatic compounds, organic dyes, and reduction of heavy metal Cr(VI) ions.

Chemical Vapor Deposition of β-SiC Nanowires on Granular Active Carbon Cylinders Loaded with Iron Nanoparticles Inside the Pores

A new method for chemical vapor deposition of β-SiC nanowires on granular active carbon loaded with iron nanoparticles inside the pores is developed. In this process, mesoporous active carbon was used as both a carbon source material and a template to generate nanometer-diameter catalyst particles that define the size of wires produced by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that the products are nanowires with several microns in length and about 10 nm in diameter. Selected area electron-diffraction and energy-dispersed x-ray spectra confirm that the productor is β-SiC. The observation of spherical nanoparticles containing iron at the end of the nanowires clearly indicates that the nanowires grow by the VLS mechanism.

Microstructural characterization of amorphous SiO2 wrapped β-SiC nanowhiskers

Abstract Wrapped composite nanowhiskers were prepared during the carbothermal reduction of silica. SEM, TEM and HREM analyses have showed that each wrapped composite nanowhisker consists of an internal β-SiC nanowhisker with a uniform amorphous SiO 2 wrapper on the outside surface.