B-C-N Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures (eBook)

Professor Yoke Khin Yap received his Ph.D. in 1999 from Osaka University as a "Monbusho" scholar. He was a fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) before joining Michigan Tech in 2002. Professor Yap received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2005. He has published more than 140 articles including book and encyclopedia chapters, review papers, peer-reviewed articles, and conference proceedings. His research program at Michigan tech has been supported by the U.S. Department of Army (DOA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and multiple DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers. Professor Yap is also the first elected Chair of the user group of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Foreword 6
Preface 8
About the Volume Editor 10
Contents 11
Contributors 13
Introduction to B–C–N Materials 16
1 Introduction 16
2 Carbon 18
3 Boron Nitride 24
4 Boron Carbide 28
5 Boron 28
6 Carbon Nitride 29
7 Boron Carbon-Nitride 30
8 Doped CNTs 33
References 33
Multiwalled Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Growth, Properties, and Applications 38
1 Introduction 38
2 Properties of BNNTs 39
3 Synthesis of BNNTs 42
4 Potential Applications 50
5 Conclusions 56
References 57
Heteroatomic Single-Wall Nanotubes Made of Boron, Carbon, and Nitrogen 60
1 Introduction 60
2 Synthesis Methods 61
3 Structural and Composition Analysis via Transmission Electron Microscopy 67
4 Physical and Chemical Properties 79
5 Summary and Conclusions 91
References 92
Electronic Properties of Boron-Nitride and Boron Carbonitride Nanotubes and Related Heterojunctions 97
1 Boron-Nitride Nanotubes 97
2 Composite Boron-Carbonitride Nanotubes 110
3 Conclusions 114
References 115
Optical and Vibrational Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes 118
1 Introduction 118
2 Optical Absorption Spectra of BN Nanotubes 120
3 Luminescence Spectroscopy 135
4 Plasmons and Electron-Energy Loss Spectroscopy 137
5 Phonons and Vibrational Spectroscopy 138
6 Summary and Conclusions 156
References 158
Boron Nitride Nanocage Clusters, Nanotubes, Nanohorns, Nanoparticles, and Nanocapsules 162
1 Introduction 163
2 BN Clusters 164
3 BN Nanotubes 171
4 BN Nanotubes with Cup-Stacked Structures 176
5 BN Nanotubes Encaging Fe Nanowires 182
6 BN Nanohorns 185
7 BN Nanoparticles 192
8 BN Nanocapsules 195
9 Hydrogen Storage in BN and C Clusters 201
10 Conclusion 203
References 204
Carbon Nitride and Boron Carbon Nitride Nanostructures 208
1 Introduction 208
2 Carbon Nitride Nanostructures 209
3 Boron Carbonitride Nanostructures 220
4 Concluding Remarks 229
References 230
Properties and Applications of Doped Carbon Nanotubes 235
1 Introduction 235
2 Different Types of Doping 237
3 Boron- and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 241
4 Properties and Applications of Doped Carbon Nanotubes 251
5 Outlook 274
References 275
Boron and Boron Carbide Materials: Nanostructures and Crystalline Solids 282
1 Introduction 282
2 Boron Allotropes: Solids and Nanostructures 283
3 Boron Carbide Allotropes: Solids and Nanostructures 291
4 Summary 298
References 298
Index 303