A novel precursor for synthesis of pure boron nitride nanotubes.
A novel precursor, a mixture of B2O2 and Mg which is generated in situ by reacting B and MgO at 1300 degrees C, can be used to effectively synthesize bulk amounts of pure BN nanotubes with Mg evaporated from the final product; transmission electron microscope observation for the synthesized BN nanotubes indicates that defects present strongly depend on the tube diameter.
Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan. Tang.Chengchun@nims.go.jp
Chengchun
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Tang
Yoshio
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Bando
Tadao
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Sato
Keiji
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Kurashima