Dmitry A. Litvinov

Mr. Dmitry A. Litvinov


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 November 2021 in Nanomaterials
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EEEvgeny A Ekimov
Evgeny A Ekimov
VKVladimir S. Krivobok
Vladimir S. Krivobok
MKMikhail Kondrin
Mikhail Kondrin
DLDmitry A. Litvinov
Dmitry A. Litvinov
LGLudmila N. Grigoreva
Ludmila N. Grigoreva
SNSergey N. Nikolaev
Sergey N. Nikolaev
The development of new strategies for the mass synthesis of SiC nanocrystals with high structure perfection and narrow particle size distribution remains in demand for high-tech applications. In this work, the size-controllable synthesis of the SiC 3C polytype, free of sp2 carbon, with high structure quality nanocrystals, was realized for the first time by the pyrolysis of organosilane C12H36Si6 at 8 GPa and temperatures up to 2000 °C. It is shown that the average particle size can be monotonically changed from ~2 nm to ~500 nm by increasing the synthesis temperature from 800 °C to 1400 °C. At higher temperatures, further enlargement of the crystals is impeded, which is consistent with the recrystallization mechanism driven by a decrease in the surface energy of the particles. The optical properties investigated by IR transmission spectroscopy, Raman scattering, and low-temperature photoluminescence provided information about the concentration and distribution of carriers in nanoparticles, as well as the dominant type of internal point defects. It is shown that changing the growth modes in combination with heat treatment enables control over not only the average crystal size, but also the LO phonon—plasmon coupled modes in the crystals, which is of interest for applications related to IR photonics.