High-Quality Boron Nitride Nanoribbons: Unzipping during Nanotube Synthesis

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52; no. 15; pp. 4212 - 4216
• Main Authors: Li, Ling, Li, Lu Hua, Chen, Ying, Dai, Xiujuan J., Lamb, Peter R., Cheng, Bing-Ming, Lin, Meng-Yeh, Liu, Xiaowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 08.04.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Boron; Boron Compounds - chemistry; Boron nitride; Crystallinity; Fine structure; Micrometers; nanoribbons; Nanostructure; nanostructures; Nanostructures - chemistry; Particle Size; solid-phase synthesis; Surface Properties; Synthesis; X-rays; Zippers

Zipper examined: High‐quality boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) can be produced directly during nanotube synthesis without post‐treatment. These BNNRs are typically several micrometers long and tens of nanometers wide. Near‐edge X‐ray absorption fine structure investigations indicated that the BNNRs...