Design of Twin Structures in SiC Nanowires
With covalent bonding, SiC has high mechanical strength and a large energy gap in electronic band structure. Nanoscale SiC, in the form of nanowires, has increased mechanical toughness and variable band gaps. Further, introduction of twin boundaries into cubic SiC nanowires can result
in improvement in both mechanical and electronic properties. This review presents effects of twin boundaries on properties of cubic SiC nanowires, including mechanical and electronic properties. Further, this review presents recent developments in introducing twin boundaries into cubic SiC
nanowires, controllably and uncontrollably.
Keywords: ELECTRONIC PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOWIRE; SILICON CARBIDE; TWIN BOUNDARY
Document Type: Review Article
Publication date: 01 November 2012
- Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience is an international peer-reviewed journal with a wide-ranging coverage, consolidates research activities in all aspects of computational and theoretical nanoscience into a single reference source. This journal offers scientists and engineers peer-reviewed research papers in all aspects of computational and theoretical nanoscience and nanotechnology in chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering and biology to publish original full papers and timely state-of-the-art reviews and short communications encompassing the fundamental and applied research.
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