Synthesis of Few-Atomic-Layer BN Hollow Nanospheres and Their Applications as Nanocontainers and Catalyst Support Materials

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1578-1582

  Si, Haibin ^a   Lian, Gang ^a,b   Wang, Jun ^a   Li, Liyi ^b   Wang, Qilong ^a   Cui, Deliang ^a   Wong, Ching Ping ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

boron nitride; catalysis; few layers; hollow nanospheres; nanocontainers

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BORON NITRIDE; CATALYSIS; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES;

CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIAL; FEW LAYERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLLOW NANOSPHERES; NANOCONTAINERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REACTION PROCESS; SUPPORT MATERIALS;

NANOSPHERES;

EID: 84962230705     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10978     Document Type: Article

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