Li, W. T.Boswell, R.Fitz Gerald, J. D.2015-12-172015-12-171071-1023http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95088High-quality α-tetragonal crystalline boronnanobelts with [001] growth axis were synthesized using a novel method combining e-beam evaporation and plasma ion bombardment techniques. Intensive ion bombardment of the growingboronnanobelts at a high substrate temperature (∼1200°C) was found to be effective in increasing the atomic density, reducing the crystal disorder, and improving the yield of the nanobelts.This work was supported by the Australian Research Council ARC.3 pageshttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1071-1023..."Publishers version/PDF may be used on author's personal website, institutional website or institutional repository" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 18/12/15). Copyright 2008 American Vacuum Society. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2827498Keywords: Boron; Ion bombardment; Nanobelts; Atomic density; Boron nanobelts; Crystalline materials2008-01-0310.1116/1.28274982016-02-24