High-yield synthesis of boron nitride nanosheets with strong ultraviolet

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 15160-15165

  Gao, Rui ^a   Yin, Longwei ^a   Wang, Chengxiang ^a   Qi, Yongxin ^a   Lun, Ning ^a   Zhang, Luyuan ^a   Liu, Yu Xian ^a   Kang, Le ^a   Wang, Xianfen ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST-FREE; CHEMICAL REACTION PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTRUM; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE (H-BN); HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH YIELD SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET LASING;

BORON; BORON NITRIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE; NITRIDES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 69549138270     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp904246j     Document Type: Article

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