Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Boron Nitride Nanostructures

非技术描述：富勒烯、碳纳米管和石墨烯等新型碳材料吸引了巨大的研究兴趣，并获得了两项诺贝尔奖。氮化硼（BN）材料的结构与碳固体的结构相似，但具有有趣且不同的性质。然而，BN纳米结构的合成非常具有挑战性。该项目支持通过催化化学气相沉积合成，表征和功能化单壁氮化硼纳米管（SW-BNNT）和氮化硼纳米带（BNNR）的努力，这将使新的电子和光学材料的创建具有可调性能。该项目为未来的STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）劳动力提供综合教育和推广活动，包括高中学生和教师，本科生，研究生，博士后研究人员，科学家，工程师和代表性不足的群体。技术支持：该项目支持通过催化化学气相沉积合成，表征和功能化单壁氮化硼纳米管（SW-BNNT）和氮化硼纳米带（BNNR）的努力。这些研究主题是具有挑战性的，未探索的，并将导致新的功能BN纳米结构与可调的电子和光学性能的前沿发现。本计画将提供一系列的教育与外展活动，包括：i）奈米科技的辅修课程、企业课程与证书课程; ii）针对博士后研究人员、研究生与本科生的研究训练; iii）针对高中生的奈米科技工作坊。（女孩、少数民族、残疾人）及其教师; ㈣编写一本新书和百科全书章节; ㈤组织一系列国际会议; ㈥与国家实验室的研究人员合作。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:New carbon materials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have attracted tremendous research interests and led to two Nobel Prizes. The structures of boron nitride (BN) materials are similar to those of carbon solids but have intriguing and different properties. However, the synthesis of BN nanostructures is very challenging. This project supports the efforts to synthesize, characterize, and functionalize single wall boron nitride nanotubes (SW-BNNTs) and boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition, which will enable the creation of new electronic and optical materials with tunable properties. This project offers integrated education and outreach activities to future STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforces, includes high school students and teachers, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, scientists, engineers, and underrepresented groups. TECHNICAL DETAILS:This project supports the efforts to synthesize, characterize, and functionalize single wall boron nitride nanotubes (SW-BNNTs) and boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition. These research themes are challenging, unexplored, and will lead to cutting edge discoveries on new functional BN nanostructures with tunable electronic and optical properties. This project contributes to a series of education and outreach activities, including, i) minor, enterprise, and certificate programs in nanoscale science and technology; ii) research training to postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students; iii) nanotech workshops for high school students (girls, minorities, persons with disabilities) and their teachers; iv) development of a new book and encyclopedia chapters; v) organization of an international conference series; and vi) collaboration with researchers at national laboratories.