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Controlled synthesis of quasi-one-dimensional boron nitride nanostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Dai-Ming Tang ,
Chang Liu  and
Hui-Ming Cheng
Dai-Ming Tang
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
Chang Liu*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
Hui-Ming Cheng
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: cliu@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

A floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition method was developed for the synthesis of quasi-one-dimensional (1D) boron nitride (BN) nanostructures. By carefully tuning the experimental parameters such as growth temperature, floating catalyst concentration, and boron precursor, high quality 1D BN nanostructures including nanotubes, nanobamboos, and nanowires were selectively produced. The microstructures of the obtained 1D BN nanomaterials were characterized, and it was found that the nanostructures are composed of hexagonal BN phase with (002) planes stacking in different manners. A growth mechanism of the BN nanostructures was proposed based on the analysis of their structural characteristics and growth conditions.

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Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (chemical reaction)NanostructureNitride
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 22 , Issue 10 , October 2007 , pp. 2809 - 2816
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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