Synthesis of nanoparticles and nanotubes with well-separated layers of boron nitride and carbon

Science

Volumn 278, Issue 5338, 1997, Pages 653-655

  Suenaga, K ^a   Colliex, C ^a,b   Demoncy, N ^c,d   Loiseau, A ^d   Pascard, H ^c   Willaime, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE AIMÉ COTTON   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SOLIDES IRRADIÉS   (France)

^d ONERA   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FILMS; GRAPHITE; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PHASE SEPARATION; SOOT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BORON NITRIDE; GRAPHITIC NANOPARTICLES; HAFNIUM DIBORIDE ROD;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BORON; CARBON; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 1842377982     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5338.653     Document Type: Article

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31. We thank X. Deschanels (CEA/Saclay) for providing hafnium diboride rods. Partially supported by NEDO international joint research grant "Novel Nanotubular Materials: Production, Characterization and Properties."