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Probe Type II Band Alignment in One-Dimensional Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using First-Principles Calculations
Published on: October 12, 2019
Investigating the structure of boron nitride nanotubes by near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS)
Tirandai Hemraj-Benny1, Sarbajit Banerjee, Sharadha Sambasivan
1Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA.
Abstract:
Herein, we demonstrate that NEXAFS is a very effective technique at (a) identifying the phases of boron nitride nanotubes with the potential of distinguishing between hexagonal BN and cubic BN, and (b) monitoring the presence of defects and degree of crystallinity in nanoscale samples. Specifically, a prepared sample of boron nitride nanotubes was characterized by NEXAFS. Our results show that the sample consisted of hexagonal BN tubes that were highly crystalline and sp2-hybridized.
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