Catalyst-free synthesis of boron nitride single-wall nanotubes with a preferred zig-zag configuration

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2001, Pages

  Lee, R S ^a   Gavillet, J ^a   Chapelle, M Lamydela ^a   Loiseau, A ^a   Cochon, J L ^b   Pigache, D ^b   Thibault, J ^c   Willaime, F ^d  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^d SERVICE DE RECHERCHES DE MÉTALLURGIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON DERIVATIVE; BORON NITRIDE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; METAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOPARTICLE; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0035883573     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.121405     Document Type: Article

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