Amorphous feather-like boron nanowires |
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| Institution: | 1. Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2724, Beijing 100080, China;2. H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK;3. Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Heisenbergstraße 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany;1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China;2. School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China;3. College of Physics Science and Technology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, PR China;1. Department of Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan;2. Department of Chemistry, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan;3. Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan;4. Magnesium Research Center, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan;5. Department of Materials Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan;6. Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, Sayo 679-5198, Japan;1. Department of Physics, University of the Free State, Qwa Qwa Campus, Private bag X13, Phuthaditjhaba, 9866, South Africa;2. Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, S1 1WB, Sheffield, United Kingdom;1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China;2. Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China;3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China;1. Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea;2. Integrated Energy Center for Fostering Global Creative Researcher (BK21 Plus), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Large-scale arrays of feather-like boron nanowires have been successfully prepared using magnetron sputtering with a target of highly pure boron and boron oxide mixture. The morphology, microstructure and composition of the feather-like boron nanowires are characterized in detail using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Elemental mapping has been used to investigate the distribution of boron and oxygen in the boron nanowires. It is revealed that the feather-like boron nanowires possess the microstructure of outer oxidized coating layer and inner pure boron. The thickness of the outer oxidized layer is about 1–2 nm. Our results may provide opportunities to understand the fundamentals of boron chemistry and to fabricate new nanodevices. |
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