BORON-NITRIDE NANOTUBES

被引:2838
作者
CHOPRA, NG
LUYKEN, RJ
CHERREY, K
CRESPI, VH
COHEN, ML
LOUIE, SG
ZETTL, A
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY, DEPT PHYS, BERKELEY, CA 94720 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY, LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB, DIV MAT SCI, BERKELEY, CA 94720 USA
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10.1126/science.269.5226.966
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The successful synthesis of pure boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is reported here, Multi-walled tubes with inner diameters on the order of 1 to 3 nanometers and with lengths up to 200 nanometers were produced in a carbon-free plasma discharge between a BN-packed tungsten rod and a cooled copper electrode. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy on individual tubes yielded B:N ratios of approximately 1, which is consistent with theoretical predictions of stable BN tube structures.
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页码:966 / 967
页数:2
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