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Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes, bamboos and nanowires
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posted on 2008-05-01, 00:00 authored by Luhua LiLuhua Li, C P Li, Ying (Ian) ChenYing (Ian) ChenBoron nitride nanotubes and nanowires in high purity and large quantity have been produced using an improved ball-milling and annealing method. Boron powder was first ball milled to produce nanosized boron particles with a metastable structure. The ball-milled sample was ultrasonicated in ethanol to break up large aggregates formed during high-energy ball milling. Isothermal annealing under controlled conditions produced nanotubes in two different structures (multi-walled cylindrical and bamboo nanotubes), as well as nanowires. The formation mechanisms of various nanostructures are discussed.
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Physica e: low-dimensional systems and nanostructuresVolume
40Issue
7Pagination
2513 - 2516Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1386-9477Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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