摘要
An extended vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) growth method, which is the reaction of a mixture of nitrogen and ammonia gas over nanoscale Fe-B 'catalyst' particles at 1100°C, has been developed. With this method, BN nanotubes of diameter about 20 nm have been prepared and well characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. In contrast to traditional VLS growth, the boron component in the BN nanotubes comes from the Fe-B 'catalyst' itself, rather than from the vapour precursor. A growing mechanism has been discussed accordingly.
源语言 | 英语 |
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页(从-至) | 727-730 |
页数 | 4 |
期刊 | Nanotechnology |
卷 | 15 |
期 | 7 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 7月 2004 |