| Heteroepitaxial Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Boron Nitride | |
| D. M. Tang; L. L. Zhang; C. Liu; L. C. Yin; P. X. Hou; H. Jiang; Z. Zhu; F. Li; B. L. Liu; E. I. Kauppinen; H. M. Cheng | |
| 2012 | |
| Source Publication | Scientific Reports
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| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Abstract | The growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with predefined structure is of great importance for both fundamental research and their practical applications. Traditionally, SWCNTs are grown from a metal catalyst with a vapor-liquid-solid mechanism, where the catalyst is in liquid state with fluctuating structures, and it is intrinsically unfavorable for the structure control of SWCNTs. Here we report the heteroepitaxial growth of SWCNTs from a platelet boron nitride nanofiber (BNNF), which is composed of stacked (002) planes and is stable at high temperatures. SWCNTs are found to grow epitaxially from the open (002) edges of the BNNFs, and the diameters of the SWCNTs are multiples of the BN (002) interplanar distance. In situ transmission electron microscopy observations coupled with first principles calculations reveal that the growth of SWCNTs from the BNNFs follows a vapor-solid-solid mechanism. Our work opens opportunities for the control over the structure of SWCNTs by hetero-crystallographic epitaxy. |
| description.department | [tang, dai-ming; zhang, li-li; liu, chang; yin, li-chang; hou, peng-xiang; li, feng; liu, bilu; cheng, hui-ming] chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang natl lab mat sci, shenyang 110016, peoples r china. [jiang, hua; zhu, zhen; kauppinen, esko i.] aalto univ, nanomat grp, dept appl phys, helsinki 00076, finland. [jiang, hua; zhu, zhen; kauppinen, esko i.] aalto univ, ctr new mat, helsinki 00076, finland.;liu, c (reprint author), chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang natl lab mat sci, 72 wenhua rd, shenyang 110016, peoples r china.;cliu@imr.ac.cn |
| Keyword | Total-energy Calculations Augmented-wave Method Elastic Band Method Preferential Growth Selective Synthesis Molecular-dynamics Saddle-points Basis-set Catalyst Nanoparticles |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/60258 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | D. M. Tang,L. L. Zhang,C. Liu,et al. Heteroepitaxial Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Boron Nitride[J]. Scientific Reports,2012,2. |
| APA | D. M. Tang.,L. L. Zhang.,C. Liu.,L. C. Yin.,P. X. Hou.,...&H. M. Cheng.(2012).Heteroepitaxial Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Boron Nitride.Scientific Reports,2. |
| MLA | D. M. Tang,et al."Heteroepitaxial Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Boron Nitride".Scientific Reports 2(2012). |
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