Catalytic growth of nanotube and nanobamboo structures of boron nitride

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作者
Tang, CC [1 ]
de la Chapelle, ML [1 ]
Li, P [1 ]
Liu, YM [1 ]
Dang, HY [1 ]
Fan, SS [1 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00635-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Nanotube and nanobamboo structures of boron nitride (BN) have been synthesized by heating a mixture of boron and iron oxide in flowing ammonia gas. The reaction temperature and the ratio of B/Fe2O3 are found to play an important role in determining the diameter and morphology of the product. The in situ generated nanoscale iron catalysts are responsible for the nanotube-like growth. The growth of BN nanotube and nanobamboo structure is ascribed to a catalytic growth within the framework of a vapor-liquid-solid catalytic growth mechanism. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:492 / 496
页数:5
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