Synthesis and characterization of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) with a new method and precursor materials

Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have many application areas thanks to their superior properties such as thermal and electrical insulation, resistance oxidation, high hydrophobicity, hydrogen storage capacity, well biocompatible properties. Therefore, new synthesis methods are being searched for BNNT with increasing interest in recent years. In this study, purity yield BNNTs were synthesized using precursor materials that not previously tried the literature. A chemical vapor (CVD) furnace was used synthesis, various parameters changed achieve optimum conditions. The structure of obtained characterized by Fourier conversion infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, a UV-visible spectrophotometer. addition, surface morphologies illuminated transmission electron microscopy (TEM) scanning (SEM). However, it has been observed result HR-TEM (high-resolution microscope) analysis single-walled is difficult synthesize. This increases importance quality BNNTs.