Boron Nanotubes Could Outperform CNTs
11 January 2008, 18:05
Categories: nanotubes-wires-fullerenes
The first boron nanotubes to be created, in 2004, are thought to be formed from a buckled triangular latticework. Boron nanotubes have a more complicated shape than the simple linked hexagons that work for carbon, as the chemistry of boron makes that chicken-wire pattern unstable. However, according to the latest calculations, tubes built out of the element boron could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes, the ubiquitous components of nanoengineering. And for some electronic applications, they should even be better than carbon.
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