Patterned growth of long and clean boron nitride nanotubes on substrates

Authors

Chee Huei Lee, Michigan Technological University
Ming Xie, Michigan Technological University
Jiesheng Wang, Michigan Technological University
Russell Cook, Argonna National Laboratory
Yoke Khin Yap, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Department

Department of Physics

Abstract

For the first time, patterned growth of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) on Si substrates has been achieved by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD). Following the boron oxide chemical pathway and our growth vapor trapping approach, high quality and quantity BNNTs can be produced. Effective catalysts have been found to facilitate the growth of BNNTs, while some critical parameters of the synthesis have also been identified to control the quality and density. The success of patterned growth of high quality BNNTs not only explains the roles of the effective catalysts during the synthesis process, but could also be of technologically important for future device fabrication.

Publisher's Statement

© Materials Research Society 2010. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1204-K08-03

Publication Title

MRS Proceedings Online

Recommended Citation

Lee, C. H., Xie, M., Wang, J., Cook, R., & Yap, Y. K. (2009). Patterned growth of long and clean boron nitride nanotubes on substrates. MRS Proceedings Online, 1204. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1204-K08-03
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