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Synthesis of graphene nanoribbons inside boron nitride nanotubes
Author(s) -
Barzegar Hamid Reza,
Pham Thang,
Talyzin Alexandr V.,
Zettl Alex
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201600294
Subject(s) - coronene , boron nitride , graphene , materials science , graphene nanoribbons , carbon nanotube , nanotube , nanotechnology , nanomesh , molecule , nitride , chemistry , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry
We report on bottom‐up synthesis of graphene nanoribbons inside boron nitride nanotubes, using coronene molecules as building blocks. The synthesized ribbons are one or two coronene molecules wide, depending on the diameter of the host nanotube. The encapsulated carbon nanostructures can be eliminated from the inner cavity of the filled boron nitride nanotube via oxidation without any damage to the nanotube structure.