Solubilization of boron nitride nanotubes.
A successful attempt in the functionalization and solubilization of boron nitride nanotubes is reported, and a functionalization mechanism based on interactions of amino functional groups with nanotube surface borons is proposed.
Xie
Su-Yuan
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Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973, USA.
Wang
Wei
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Fernando
K A Shiral
KA
Wang
Xin
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Lin
Yi
Y
Sun
Ya-Ping
YP