Formation of BN nanoarches: Possibly the key to cubic boron nitride film growth

C. Collazo-Davila; E. Bengu; C. Leslie; L. D. Marks

doi:10.1063/1.120722

Formation of BN nanoarches: Possibly the key to cubic boron nitride film growth

C. Collazo-Davila^*, E. Bengu, C. Leslie, L. D. Marks

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The formation of epitaxial nanotubes (nanoarches) on the surface of hexagonal BN (h-BN) during electron irradiation is reported. In addition to implications in terms of understanding fullerene based structures, we suggest that these act as the nucleation sites for cubic BN (c-BN) growth and may lead to improved film growth. We also report a strong dependence upon the microscope vacuum, which may be critical in understanding irreproducibility in film growth.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	314-316
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	72
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.120722
State	Published - 1998

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