title: Novel boron nitride hollow nanoribbons.
abstract: Novel BN hollow nanoribbons (BNHNRs) were fabricated by a simple ZnS nanoribbon templating method. Such BNHNRs have a distinct structure and show unique optical properties, as demonstrated from Raman, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and cathodoluminescence spectroscopy, when compared with other forms of BN nanostructures. With high crystallinity, the BNHNRs exhibit an extraordinary ultraviolet CL emission at 5.33 eV. Such a property is highly advantageous for optoelectronic applications, particularly in the ultraviolet region, such as blue lasing and light emitting diodes. This templating method has also been extended to synthesize other hollow nanostructures such as boron carbonitride. This study represents a new methodology for fabricating hollow nanostructures with defined crystallinity and unique optical properties.
authors.affiliation: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lianzhou
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Hui-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Gao Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C017282:boron nitride