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Formation of boron carbonitride nanotubes from in situ grown carbon nanotubes for space applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

F. Piazza ,
J. E. Nocua ,
A. Hidalgo ,
J. De Jesús ,
R. Velázquez  and
G. Morell
F. Piazza
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23343, Puerto Rico 00931
J. E. Nocua
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23343, Puerto Rico 00931
A. Hidalgo
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23343, Puerto Rico 00931
J. De Jesús
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23343, Puerto Rico 00931
R. Velázquez
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23343, Puerto Rico 00931
G. Morell
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PO Box 23323, Puerto Rico 00931
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Abstract

Boron carbonitride nanotubes (BCNNTs) were grown with high yield by arc discharge without catalyst particles or pre-grown template nanostructures. Two types of nanotubes (NTs) were formed: thin NTs with diameters of 10–15 nm and thick NTs with diameters of 25–50 nm, all multiwall. Transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy analyses indicate that the thin NTs are carbon NTs (CNTs) while the thick NTs are BCNNTs wrapped around CNTs. The growth kinetic appears to be faster for CNTs than for BCNNTs. Through the concerted substitution of B and N for C in the in situ grown CNTs, template growth of BCNNTs follows the CNTs growth without causing topological changes.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 851: Symposium NN – Materials for Space Applications , 2004 , NN11.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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