Investigating the structure of boron nitride nanotubes by near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy

Tirandai Hemraj-Benny; Sarbajit Banerjee; Sharadha Sambasivan; Daniel A. Fischer; Weiqiang Han; James A. Misewich; Stanislaus S. Wong

doi:10.1039/b415423a

Investigating the structure of boron nitride nanotubes by near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy

Tirandai Hemraj-Benny
, Sarbajit Banerjee
, Sharadha Sambasivan
, Daniel A. Fischer
, Weiqiang Han
, James A. Misewich
, Stanislaus S. Wong

Chemistry

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University
Columbia University
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Herein, we demonstrate that NEXAFS is a very effective technique at (a) identifying the phases of boron nitride nanotubes with the potential of distinguishing between hexagonal BN and cubic BN, and (b) monitoring the presence of defects and degree of crystallinity in nanoscale samples. Specifically, a prepared sample of boron nitride nanotubes was characterized by NEXAFS. Our results show that the sample consisted of hexagonal BN tubes that were highly crystalline and sp²-hybridized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1103-1106
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume	7
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b415423a
State	Published - Mar 21 2005

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