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Silicon Carbide Nanostructures

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In most cases, the silicon carbide nanotubes have been fabricated with assistance of some templates. Unlike carbon nanotubes, the silicon carbide nanotubes contain two types of elements, silicon, and carbon; therefore, the structure of the SiC nanotube is basically different from that of the carbon nanotube.

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  1. Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Jiyang Fan

  2. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Paul K. Chu

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Fan, J., Chu, P.K. (2014). SiC Nanotubes. In: Silicon Carbide Nanostructures. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08726-9_6

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