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Chemical Peeling and Branching of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Author(s) -
Huang Qing,
Bando Yoshio,
Zhi Chunyi,
Golberg Dmitri,
Kurashima Keiji,
Xu Fangfang,
Gao Lian
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200504351
Subject(s) - boron nitride , dimethyl sulfoxide , branching (polymer chemistry) , materials science , boron , chemical engineering , nanotube , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , carbon nanotube , composite material , engineering
Peeling off the layers : Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) can be successfully peeled upon heating in dimethyl sulfoxide solution. The peeled BN shells can be reassembled into nanotubes branching from BNNT trunks to form Y‐junction BNNTs (see TEM images).