A simple technique to synthesize pure and highly crystalline boron nitride nanowires

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 9 PART B, 2014, Pages 14727-14732

  Ahmad, Pervaiz ^a   Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin ^a   Khan, Ziaul Raza ^a   Amin, Yusoff Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Chemical preparation; B. Electron microscopy; B. X ray methods; BNNWs; E. Sensors

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BNNWS; BORON NITRIDE NANOWIRES; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; E. SENSORS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID GROWTH MECHANISM; X RAY METHODS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84905916482     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.06.061     Document Type: Article

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