Functionalized hexagonal boron nitride nanomaterials: emerging properties and applications

Q Weng, X Wang, X Wang, Y Bando… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Functionalization is an important way to breed new properties and applications for a
material. This review presents an overview of the progresses in functionalized hexagonal …

[HTML][HTML] Low-dimensional boron nitride nanomaterials

A Pakdel, C Zhi, Y Bando, D Golberg - Materials Today, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review, a concise research history of low-dimensional boron nitride (BN)
nanomaterials followed by recent developments in their synthesis, morphology, properties …

Nanomechanical cleavage of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers

DM Tang, DG Kvashnin, S Najmaei, Y Bando… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The discovery of two-dimensional materials became possible due to the mechanical
cleavage technique. Despite its simplicity, the as-cleaved materials demonstrated surprising …

Mechanical properties of Si nanowires as revealed by in situ transmission electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations

DM Tang, CL Ren, MS Wang, X Wei, N Kawamoto… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Deformation and fracture mechanisms of ultrathin Si nanowires (NWs), with diameters of
down to∼ 9 nm, under uniaxial tension and bending were investigated by using in situ …

Effects of temperature and strain rate on the mechanical properties of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets

T Han, Y Luo, C Wang - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of temperature and strain rate on mechanical properties remains an open topic in
research of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets. To examine these fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical strength of boron nitride nanotube-polymer interfaces

X Chen, L Zhang, C Park, CC Fay, X Wang… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the mechanical strength of boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) polymer interfaces
by using in situ electron microscopy nanomechanical single-tube pull-out techniques. The …

An overview of the recent advances in inorganic nanotubes

M Serra, R Arenal, R Tenne - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced nanomaterials play a prominent role in nanoscience and nanotechnology
developments, opening new frontiers in these areas. Among these nanomaterials, due to …

Quantitative characterization of structural and mechanical properties of boron nitride nanotubes in high temperature environments

X Chen, CM Dmuchowski, C Park, CC Fay, C Ke - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The structural stability and mechanical integrity of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in high
temperature environments are of importance in pursuit of their applications that are involved …

Aluminum matrix composites reinforced with multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes fabricated by a high-pressure torsion technique

Y Xue, B Jiang, L Bourgeois, P Dai, M Mitome… - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Aluminum matrix composites loaded with various fractions of multi-walled, well-structured
boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), up to 5 wt.% fractions, were fabricated using powder …

Atomistic modeling of BN nanofillers for mechanical and thermal properties: a review

R Kumar, A Parashar - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their exceptional mechanical properties, thermal conductivity and a wide band gap (5–
6 eV), boron nitride nanotubes and nanosheets have promising applications in the field of …