Science. 1995 Aug 18;269(5226):966-7. doi: 10.1126/science.269.5226.966.
The successful synthesis of pure boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is reported here. Multi-walled tubes with inner diameters on the order of 1 to 3 nanometers and with lengths up to 200 nanometers were produced in a carbon-free plasma discharge between a BN-packed tungsten rod and a cooled copper electrode. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy on individual tubes yielded B:N ratios of approximately 1, which is consistent with theoretical predictions of stable BN tube structures.
本文报道了纯氮化硼(BN)纳米管的成功合成。在 BN 填充的钨棒和冷却的铜电极之间的无碳等离子体放电中,生成了内径约为 1 至 3 纳米、长度达 200 纳米的多壁纳米管。对单个纳米管的电子能量损失谱分析得到的 B:N 比约为 1,这与稳定 BN 管结构的理论预测一致。