Longitudinal Splitting of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for the Facile Synthesis of High Quality Boron Nitride Nanoribbons

Abstract

Boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs), the boron nitride structural equivalent of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), are predicted to possess unique electronic and magnetic properties. We report the synthesis of BNNRs through the potassium-intercalation-induced longitudinal splitting of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). This facile, scalable synthesis results in narrow (down to 20 nm), few sheet (typically 2-10), high crystallinity BNNRs with very uniform widths. The BNNRs are at least 1 micro m in length with minimal defects within the ribbon plane and along the ribbon edges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA572608

Entities

People

  • Alex K. Zettl
  • Alexander Sinitskii
  • Ashley L. Gibb
  • James Tour
  • Kris J. Erickson
  • Michael Rousseas
  • Nasim Alem

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Boundaries
  • California
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Fullerenes
  • Geometry
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Nanomaterials
  • Physics
  • Potassium
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene