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A Simple Chemical Route to Borocarbonitride Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Chithaiah Pallellappa,
Pramoda Kuppe,
Kulkarni Giridhar U.,
Rao C. N. R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201901362
Subject(s) - chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , supercapacitor , carbon nanotube , nanotube , boric acid , chemical engineering , catalysis , nanotechnology , scanning electron microscope , capacitance , organic chemistry , materials science , electrode , composite material , engineering
We have prepared borocarbonitride (B x C y N z ) nanotubes of various compositions by a simple, template‐ and catalyst‐free procedure. The procedure involves heating borocarbonitride nanosheets at a high temperature (≈ 900 °C), having prepared the nanosheets by heating a mixture of boric acid and glycine at 475 °C. The nanotubes have been characterized by electron microscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and other techniques. Supercapacitor performance of the nanotube with high carbon content, BC 3 N, is noteworthy, with a specific capacitance of 164 F/g at a current density of 1.0 A/g.