Template-synthesized BN:C nanoboxes

摘要

Box-shaped nanostructures of B-C-N compounds were synthesized by reactive sputtering of boron carbide in mixed argon and nitrogen discharges. Transmission electron microscopy showed that these nanoboxes were grown on self-patterned NaCl substrate with projected areas ranging from ～1×10~(2) to ～5×10~(4) nm~(2), sizes 50-100 nm, and number density ～100 μm~(-2). Electron energy loss spectroscopy revealed a phase separation of BN and C:N layers.