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Single‐Crystalline AlN Nanotubes with Carbon‐Layer Coatings on the Outer and Inner Surfaces via a Multiwalled‐Carbon‐Nanotube‐Template‐Induced Route
Author(s) -
Yin L.W.,
Bando Y.,
Zhu Y.C.,
Li M.S.,
Tang C. C.,
Golberg D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200400105
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , template , nanotechnology , nanotube , layer (electronics) , wurtzite crystal structure , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , composite material , composite number , zinc , engineering , metallurgy
Wurtzite‐type single‐crystalline AlN nanotubes with carbon coatings on the outer and inner surfaces (see Figure) were synthesized in bulk quantities through a substitution carbonitridation chemical process using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as templates. The AlN nanotubes are approximately several micrometers in length, with 45–50 nm diameters and 13 nm‐thick walls, and have potential as high‐temperature electronic or optoelectronic devices and as field emitters.