Covalent Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanotubes via Reduction Chemistry

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 12573-12582

  Shin, Homin ^a   Guan, Jingwen ^a   Zgierski, Marek Z ^a   Kim, Keun Su ^a   Kingston, Christopher T ^a   Simard, Benoit ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

boron nitride nanotubes; covalent functionalization; density functional theory; reduction

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BORON NITRIDE; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON AFFINITY; ELECTRONS; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; REDUCTION; YARN;

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES (BNNTS); CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; COVALENT BOND FORMATION; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENT; UNPAIRED ELECTRONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84952333507     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06523     Document Type: Article

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