Synthesis of SiCNO Nanowires Through Heat‐Treatment of Polymer‐Functionalized Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes

SiCNO nanowires (see Figure) have been successfully synthesized by heat-treatment of polymer-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The tangled networks of SWNT ropes associate tightly and uniformly with the polymer precursor, most likely via chemical bonds between the polymer and the SWNT surface. The SWNTs act as a template to confine the reaction with the polymer in the synthesis of the nanowires.