title: Syntheses and properties of B-C-N and BN nanostructures.
abstract: The current status of research on boron-carbon-nitrogen (B-C-N) and boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is presented. The latest achievements in syntheses, analyses and property measurements of these nanoscale tubular architectures are reviewed. The characteristic features of B-C-N and BN nanotubes, compared with conventional C nanotubes, are paid special attention. In particular, the latest breakthroughs in the chemical vapour deposition synthesis of BN nanotubes and an insight into their unique structures are highlighted. A wide range of potential applications is also envisaged, based on the recent progress, which includes pioneering results in BN nanocable fabrication, gas adsorption, electron transport and field emission measurements.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. ma.renzhi@nims.go.jp
authors.forename: Renzhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Golberg
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001896:Boron Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C017282:boron nitride; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen; D001895:Boron