“…In the nanometer scale, the surface effect, small size effect, quantum size effect and macroscopic tunneling effect dramatically change the physical and chemical properties of materials [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. For instance, SiC nanowires, a non-oxide ceramic material, attracted great interest as a highly promising nanomaterial for many industrial applications due to their superior electric and mechanical properties, as well as heat, corrosion, and high temperature oxidation resistance [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. These unique properties enable SiC nanowires to be used as ideal candidates for nanodevices for sensing and biosensing applications, or in composite materials as a reinforcement [ 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”