Defective structure of BN nanotubes: From single vacancies to dislocation lines

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1955-1960

  Zobelli, A ^a,b   Ewels, C P ^a,c   Gloter, A ^a,d   Seifert, G ^b   Stephan, O ^a   Csillag, S ^e   Colliex, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT DES MATÉRIAUX JEAN ROUXEL   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BN DIVACANCIES; CHIRALITY; SCHOTTKY PAIRS; VACANCY LINES;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; POINT DEFECTS;

NANOTUBES;

BORON DERIVATIVE; ELBOR; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33749672487     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl061081l     Document Type: Article

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