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Purification of boron nitride nanotubes

journal contribution
posted on 2006-07-10, 00:00 authored by Hua Chen, Ying (Ian) ChenYing (Ian) Chen, J Yu, J Williams
A purification process was developed for the first time for boron nitride (BN) nanotubes. BN nanotubes, prepared using a ball milling and annealing method, contain a high yield of nanotubes and a small amount of BN and metal catalyst particles. The metal particles can be dissolved in an HCl solution. Fine BN nanoparticles and thin layers were first converted to water soluble B2O3 via a partial oxidation treatment at 800 °C. The oxide particles and layers can then be dissolved in hot water. Thermogravimetric analysis has been used to determine an adequate oxidation temperature at which fine BN particles were oxidized.

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Journal

Chemical physics letters

Volume

425

Issue

4-6

Pagination

315 - 319

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

0009-2614

eISSN

1873-4448

Language

eng

Notes

Available online 23 May 2006.

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2006, Elsevier B.V.

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