Hollow and Threadlike Nanostructures of Boron Carbide

Author: Kharlamov A.I.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0040-5760

Source: Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry, Vol.39, Iss.3, 2003-05, pp. : 147-151

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Abstract

An original low-temperature method is proposed for the synthesis of boron carbide from simple materials. It made it possible to obtain a powdered product in the form of hollow and threadlike nanostructures. The boron carbide nanotubes are shorter than bundles of nanotubes. The boron carbide nanostructures are grown from vapor-phase reagents at a high-temperature nanocenter, the enhanced reactivity of which is maintained as a result of the exothermic effect of the reaction.