Urea route to coat inorganic nanowires, carbon fibers and nanotubes by boron nitride

Gomathi, A. ; Ramya Harika, M. ; Rao, C. N. R. (2008) Urea route to coat inorganic nanowires, carbon fibers and nanotubes by boron nitride Materials Science and Engineering A, 476 (1-2). pp. 29-33. ISSN 0921-5093

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.04.057

Abstract

A simple route involving urea as the nitrogen source has been employed to carry out boron nitride coating on carbon fibers, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and inorganic nanowires. The process involves heating the carbon fibers and nanotubes or inorganic nanowires in a mixture of H3BO3 and urea, followed by a heat treatment at 1000°C in a N2 atmosphere. We have been able to characterize the BN coating by transmission electron microscopy as well as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The urea decomposition route affords a simple method to coat boron nitride on one-dimensional nanostructures.

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Keywords:Coating; Boron Nitride; Nanostructures
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