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. 1995 Aug 18;269(5226):966-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.269.5226.966.

Boron nitride nanotubes

N G Chopra, R J Luyken, K Cherrey, V H Crespi, M L Cohen, S G Louie, A Zettl

Boron nitride nanotubes

N G Chopra et al. Science. .

Abstract

The successful synthesis of pure boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is reported here. Multi-walled tubes with inner diameters on the order of 1 to 3 nanometers and with lengths up to 200 nanometers were produced in a carbon-free plasma discharge between a BN-packed tungsten rod and a cooled copper electrode. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy on individual tubes yielded B:N ratios of approximately 1, which is consistent with theoretical predictions of stable BN tube structures.

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