Optical Properties of BN Nanotubes

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2006

Authors

Chen, Hua
Chen, Ying
Liu, Yun
Xu, Chao-Nan
Williams, James

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

High-yield boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), synthesized using a ball-milling (planetary mill) and annealing method, were analyzed using FTIR, optical excitation and optical absorption spectroscopy. The FTIR peak centered at 1489cm-1 appears to indicate the high quality BNNTs. The band gap of these multi-wall bamboo BNNTs drawn from Photoluminescence spectrum is 5.75 eV, just slightly narrower than the hexagonal BN (h-BN) powder (5.82 eV). And the BNNTs present stronger and broader UV-visible-NIR light emission in comparison with h-BN powder.

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Keywords: Absorption; Annealing; Ball milling; Boron; Boron nitride; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Nanopores; Nanoscience; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Nitrides; Nonmetals; Optical properties; Photoexcitation; Semiconducting cadmium telluri And ball milling; Band gap; BN nanotube; Component: FTIR; Optial absorbtion; Optical excitation

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Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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