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The effect of graphite type on the synthesis of SiC nanomaterials by microwave-assisted synthesis

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SiC nanomaterial (SiCNM) is known for its excellent properties and has great potential for a wide range of applications. In this article, preparation of SiCNMs from different types of graphite was performed by microwave-assisted synthesis. Different types of graphite which are graphite flake (GF) and expanded graphite (EG) were used to react with silica for the synthesis of SiCNMs in laboratory microwave furnace at 1400 °C. It was found that SiC nanowhiskers (SiCNWs) were formed when EG was used, while irregular shaped SiC nanoparticles (SiCNPs) were formed when GF was used. β-SiC appeared as the only phase in the XRD patterns for both SiCNMs formed using GF and EG. SiCNWs and SiCNPs have interplanar spacing of around 0.25 nm which is the axial direction of [111]. The difference of formation mechanism is believed to be the origin of different morphology of SiCNMs synthesized from different types of graphite.

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Acknowledgment

The authors are grateful to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for funding this research through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) with the grant number 9003-00441. The author also would like to acknowledge all the team members in the Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) for their guidance and help.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for funding this research through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) with the grant number 9003-00441.

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  1. Institute of Nanoelectronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Seriab, 01000, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia

    Suhaimi Mat Kahar, Chun Hong Voon, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Mohd Khairuddin MD Arshad, Kai Loong Foo & Nor Azizah Parmin

  2. School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Jejawi, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

    Bee Ying Lim

  3. School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

    Subash C. B. Gopinath

  4. Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Yarub Al-Douri

  5. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahcesehir University, Besiktas, 34349, Istanbul, Turkey

    Yarub Al-Douri

  6. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia

    Seng Teik Ten

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Mat Kahar, S., Voon, C.H., Lim, B.Y. et al. The effect of graphite type on the synthesis of SiC nanomaterials by microwave-assisted synthesis. Appl. Phys. A 126, 739 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03916-5

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