BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE (BNNT)-NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND THEIR MACROSCOPIC ASSEMBLIES

摘要

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-nanoparticle composites, to methods of preparing such composites and their use, for example, in metal/ceramic matrix composites and/or macroscopic assemblies. For example, the methods comprise subjecting a source of hydrogen, a source of boron, a source of nitrogen and a nanoparticle precursor to a stable induction thermal plasma and cooling the reaction mixture to obtain the composite.