Chapter 20: Controlled synthesis of functional boron nitride nanostructures for applications

Authors

Boyi Hao, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Chee Huei Lee, Michigan Technological University
Jiesheng Wang, Michigan Technological University
Anjana Asthana, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Dustin Winslow, Michigan Technological University
Dongyan Zhang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Yoke Khin Yap, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2015

Department

Department of Physics

Abstract

Boron nitride (BN) nanostructures can have varied structures. ey can simply be nanoscale particles of various bulk BN materials, including hexagonal-phase BN (h-BN) and cubic-phase BN (c-BN). However, many of the BN nanostructures of popular interest were discovered in the past 20 years and are unique in their structures and properties. ese include BN nanotubes (BNNTs), BN nanosheets (BNNSs), and BN nanoribbons (BNNRs). Furthermore, some new functional BN nanostructures were recently demonstrated by the authors including quantum dots functionalized BNNTs (QDs-BNNTs) and branching CNT-BNNT heterojunctions. e controlled growth and interesting properties of these nanostructures will be described in this chapter. Prior to the detailed discussions in subsequent subsections, a brief introduction of bulk BN phases is described here as a reference and comparison for the later discussed BN nanostructures.

Publisher's Statement

Publisher's version of record: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781466598102/chapters/10.1201/b18073-24

Publication Title

Nanotubes and Nanosheets

Recommended Citation

Hao, B., Lee, C. H., Wang, J., Asthana, A., Winslow, D., Zhang, D., & Yap, Y. K. (2015). Chapter 20: Controlled synthesis of functional boron nitride nanostructures for applications. Nanotubes and Nanosheets.
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