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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Boron Nitride Nanotubes"”.
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Structural Analysis and Radiation Response of Multi-Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes
… (1) Damage mechanism is different from carbon nanotubes; no radiation induced amorphization was observed, (2) irradiation response of BN nanotubes to 200 keV electrons in TEM environment is almost independent of temperature, (3) under intense electron beam irradiation layers of multi-walled BN …
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Molecular Dynamics and Ab Initio Studies on Nanofluidics in Boron Nitride Nanotubes
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Electron beam generation and structure of defects in carbon and boron nitride nanotubes
… physical properties of C and BN single walled nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a well known powerful tool to study the structure of defects in materials. However, in the case of SWNTs, the electron irradiation of the TEM may knock out atoms. This effect may alter the native …
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Mechanics of Boron Nitride Nanotubes: A Continuum Theory Based on the Interatomic Potential
… model based on the interatomic potential for boron nitride is also developed to study the Stone-Wales transformation (90° rotation of an atomic bond) in boron nitride nanotubes under tension. It is found that the critical strains for Stone-Wales transformation for BNNTs agree well with the …
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Optical study on hexagonal boron nitride
… the temperature dependence of energy bandgap of boron nitride nanotubes.
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Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Various Carbon Nanomaterials
… 1, including rebar graphene from functionalized boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), growing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from both sides of graphene, and the selective growth and transfer of seamless three-dimensional (3D) graphene/CNT hybrids. Then, Chapter 2 discusses the fabrication of laser-induced …
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC STAINLESS STEEL COMPOSITES
… steel powders and various concentrations of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) were mixed and printed via laser powder directed energy deposition (LP-DED). The additively manufactured surfaces were meant to mimic naturally occurring hydrophobic surfaces. Material characterization was conducted …
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Synthesis and characterization of novel boron-based nanostructures and composites
… that has been previously utilized to make pure boron nanostructures through the addition of different reactant gases to the process. This method was pioneered by Iqbal-Liu and will be referred to as the IL method in this dissertation. The IL method successfully created boron nanowires, boron …
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Synthesis and characterisation of molecular nanostructures
… some of the chemical treatments are harmful to nanotubes. In contrast to the chemical treatments an oxygen burning procedure was used on the raw material in high vacuum and a temperature range 450?650oC. The purification processes of SWCNT by HNO3 and oxygen burning procedures resulted in SWCNT …
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Investigating the Behavior of Boron Nitride Nanomaterials in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions
Boron nitride nanomaterials are an exciting and understudied class of materials with enticing properties for a wide range of applications. They’re extremely lightweight and strong, with high thermal and chemical stability, and a wide bandgap that makes them electrically insulating and transparent …
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Alkylation of Boron Nitride Nanomaterials using Reductive Conditions
Boron nitride nanomaterials possess an unparalleled combination of properties: their mechanic properties are superior to that of steel, their thermal conductivity is comparable to that of copper, their band gap is that of an insulating material, and their chemical and thermal stability is …
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Strain responsive systems based on deformed low dimensional materials for sensing and actuation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2022-12-01