Boron nitride nanotubes: nanoparticles functionalization and junction fabrication.
Adopting a wet chemistry method, Au and Fe3O4 nanoparticles were functionalized on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) successfully for the first time. X-ray diffraction pattern and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the resultant products. Subsequently, a method was proposed to fabricate heterojunction structures based on the particle-functionalized BNNTs. As a demonstration, BNNT-carbon nanostructure, BNNT-ZnO and BNNT-Ga2O3 junctions were successfully fabricated using the functionalized particles as catalysts.
Zhi
Chunyi
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Nanoscale Materials Center National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Bando
Yoshio
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Shen
Guozhen
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Tang
Chengchun
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Golberg
Dmitri
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D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005708:Gallium / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D046590:Spectroscopy, Electron Energy-Loss; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry
D001896:Boron Compounds; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; C017282:boron nitride; C038863:gallium oxide; D006046:Gold; D005708:Gallium; D015034:Zinc Oxide