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Title: BxCyNz nanotube formation via the pressurized vapor/condenser method

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OSTI ID:1472098

Nanotube filaments comprising carbon, boron and nitrogen of the general formula BxCyNz, having high-aspect ratio and high-crystallinity produced by a pressurized vapor/condenser method and a process of production. The process comprises thermally exciting a boron-containing target in a chamber containing a carbon source and nitrogen at a pressure which is elevated above atmospheric pressure.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, VA)
Patent Number(s):
10,068,968
Application Number:
13/200,314
OSTI ID:
1472098
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Sep 22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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