A solid-state process for formation of boron nitride nanotubes

Ying Chen; Lewis T. Chadderton; John Fitz Gerald; James S. Williams

doi:10.1063/1.123979

A solid-state process for formation of boron nitride nanotubes

Ying Chen^*, Lewis T. Chadderton, John Fitz Gerald, James S. Williams

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The formation of boron nitride (BN) nanotubes via a solid-state process is demonstrated. The nanotubes are produced by first ball-milling hexagonal BN powder to generate highly disordered or amorphous nanostructures, followed by annealing at temperatures up to 1300°C. The annealing leads to the nucleation and growth of hexagonal BN nanotubes of both cylindrical and bamboo-like morphology. Unlike previous mechanisms for nanotube formation, the reordering and solid-state growth process of our nanotubes does not involve deposition from the vapor phase nor chemical reactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2960-2962
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	74
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.123979
Publication status	Published - 17 May 1999

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