Document Type
Article
Abstract
Nano-/micronecklaces with SiO2 beads in boron strings were synthesized by simply sublimating the desired powders in a sealed quartz tube at high temperature. The boron strings have a rectangular cross section with width varying from 80to1000nm while the SiO2 beads bear either spindle or spherical shape with a size ranging from 100nmto5μm. The spacing between the SiO2 beads is uniform in each boron string. Both the boron strings and the SiO2 beads are amorphous and free of defects. The supersaturated vapors of silicon and oxygen induced the SiO2 bead formation.
Publication Info
Published in Applied Physics Letters, Volume 89, Issue 5, 2006, pages #053108-.
©Applied Physics Letters 2006, American Institute of Physics.
Ni, H. & Li, X. (31 July 2006). Self-Assembled Composite Nano-/Micronecklaces with SiO2 Beads in Boron Strings. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (5), #053108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2245443
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©Applied Physics Letters 2006, American Institute of Physics.
Ni, H. & Li, X. (31 July 2006). Self-Assembled Composite Nano-/Micronecklaces with SiO2 Beads in Boron Strings. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (5), #053108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2245443