Anisotropic etching of microscale β-FeSi 2 particles: Formation, mechanism, and quantum confinement of β-FeSi 2 nanowhiskers

J. Y. He; X. Wang; X. L. Wu; Paul K. Chu

doi:10.1039/c2ra00893a

Anisotropic etching of microscale β-FeSi ₂ particles: Formation, mechanism, and quantum confinement of β-FeSi ₂ nanowhiskers

J. Y. He, X. Wang, X. L. Wu, Paul K. Chu

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Abstract

Needle-shaped β-FeSi ₂ nanowhiskers with diameters of 1-5 nm and lengths of 20-100 nm are produced by chemical etching of β-FeSi ₂ powders with microscale particles. The nanowhiskers mainly exhibit a growth direction due to the anisotropic etching following the lowest etching rate of the Fe atomic facets. The absorbance spectra show that the energy gap of the β-FeSi ₂ nanowhiskers increases from 0.81 (bulk) to 0.94 eV, demonstrating distinct quantum size effect. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3254-3256
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	2
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ra00893a
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 2012

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