Controlled synthesis of quasi-one-dimensional boron nitride nanostructures

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2809-2816

  Tang, Dai Ming ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BORON NITRIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; FLOATING CATALYST CONCENTRATION;

BORON NITRIDE;

EID: 35448953587     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0350     Document Type: Article

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