Beta-silicon carbide (beta-SiC) nanorods (diameter, ca. 5-20 nm; length, 1
mu m) have been grown on porous silicon substrates by chemical vapor deposi
tion with an iron catalyst. The turn-on field of the grown beta-SiC nanorod
s on a porous silicon substrate is 13-17 V/mu m. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science
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