Investigating the structure of boron nitride nanotubes by near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy.

abstract

• Herein, we demonstrate that NEXAFS is a very effective technique at (a) identifying the phases of boron nitride nanotubes with the potential of distinguishing between hexagonal BN and cubic BN, and (b) monitoring the presence of defects and degree of crystallinity in nanoscale samples. Specifically, a prepared sample of boron nitride nanotubes was characterized by NEXAFS. Our results show that the sample consisted of hexagonal BN tubes that were highly crystalline and sp2-hybridized.

authors

• Banerjee, Sarbajit

published proceedings

• Phys Chem Chem Phys

author list (cited authors)

• Hemraj-Benny, T., Banerjee, S., Sambasivan, S., Fischer, D. A., Han, W., Misewich, J. A., & Wong, S. S.

citation count

• 37

complete list of authors

• Hemraj-Benny, Tirandai||Banerjee, Sarbajit||Sambasivan, Sharadha||Fischer, Daniel A||Han, Weiqiang||Misewich, James A||Wong, Stanislaus S

publication date

• March 2005

publisher

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)  Publisher

published in

• Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP  Journal

keywords

• 0307 Theoretical And Computational Chemistry

PubMed Central ID

• 19791320

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1039/b415423a

start page

• 1103

end page

• 1106

volume

• 7

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b415423a