"• Work performed and overview of the results
1) We have developed a method (Figure 2) for the synthesis of aligned SiC nanowire;
2) These aligned SiC nanowires can be produced in gram scale with tuneable diameter and length;
3) We have studied the growth mechanism using in-situ mass spectrometry (Figure 3);
4) We have estimated the band structure for SiC nanowires;
5) We have conducted photocatalytic evaluation which demonstrated that the as-produced SiC nanowires are photocatalytically active under visible light (Figure 4).
• The exploitation and dissemination of the results
The results have been exploited including the presentation and the publication of research results and have been disseminated through publication in peer-review journal, presenting in conference/workshops and social networking services.
1)The results have been published on Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 218, 267-276.
2)The results have also been disseminated via:
a) Poster presentation in ""Nanomaterials by Design and Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited joint workshop"" (Grover, UK, 2016 May), poster presentation in ""NT16"" (Vienna, Austria, 2016 Aug), an international conference on low-dimensional materials, and poster presentation to a Chinese Delegation of Government Officials from Guangdong province (Oxford, UK, 2017 Jun);
b) Invited talks at Fuzhou University (Fuzhou, China, 2017 May) and at South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China, 2017 Jun);
c) Self-archived at University of Oxford as green open access.
3) In addition, the results have been disseminated to wider audience through posting on social networking service including google scholar, LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and personal research website, etc.
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