Synthesis of graphene nanoribbons inside boron nitride nanotubes

Barzegar, Hamid Reza; Pham, Thang; Talyzin, Alexandr V.; Zettl, Alex

doi:10.1002/pssb.201600294

Synthesis of graphene nanoribbons inside boron nitride nanotubes

Journal Article · Mon Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physica Status Solidi B. Basic Solid State Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201600294· OSTI ID:1401709

Barzegar, Hamid Reza ^[1]; Pham, Thang ^[2]; Talyzin, Alexandr V. ^[3]; Zettl, Alex ^[2]

Department of Physics University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Department of Physics Umea University 90187 Umea Sweden, Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
Department of Physics University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
Department of Physics Umea University 90187 Umea Sweden

We report on bottom‐up synthesis of graphene nanoribbons inside boron nitride nanotubes, using coronene molecules as building blocks. The synthesized ribbons are one or two coronene molecules wide, depending on the diameter of the host nanotube. The encapsulated carbon nanostructures can be eliminated from the inner cavity of the filled boron nitride nanotube via oxidation without any damage to the nanotube structure.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1401709

Journal Information:: Physica Status Solidi B. Basic Solid State Physics, Journal Name: Physica Status Solidi B. Basic Solid State Physics Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 253; ISSN 0370-1972

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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