@article{Merenkov2019, 
author = {Ivan Sergeevich Merenkov and Mikhail Sergeevich Myshenkov and Yuri Mikhailovich Zhukov and Yohei Sato and Tatyana Sergeevna Frolova and Denis Vasilevich Danilov and Igor Alekseevich Kasatkin and Oleg Sergeevich Medvedev and Roman Vladimirovich Pushkarev and Olga Ivanovna Sinitsyna and Masami Terauchi and Irina Alekseevna Zvereva and Marina Leonidovna Kosinova and Ken Ostrikov},
title = {Orientation-controlled, low-temperature plasma growth and applications of h-BN nanosheets},
year = {2019},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
pages = {91-99},
keywords = {chemical vapor deposition, thermal stability, boron nitride nanosheets, nanowalls, cytotoxicity, light emission},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-018-2185-7},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-018-2185-7},
abstract = {Dimensionality and orientation of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets are promising to create and control their unique properties for diverse applications. However, low-temperature deposition of vertically oriented h-BN nanosheets is a significant challenge. Here we report on the low-temperature plasma synthesis of maze-like h-BN nanowalls (BNNWs) from a mixture of triethylamine borane (TEAB) and ammonia at temperatures as low as 400 ℃. The maze-like BNNWs contained vertically aligned stacks of h-BN nanosheets. Wavy h-BN nanowalls with randomly oriented nanocrystalline structure are also fabricated. Simple and effective control of morphological type of BNNWs by the deposition temperature is demonstrated. Despite the lower synthesis temperature, thermal stability and oxidation resistivity of the maze-like BNNWs are higher than for the wavy nanowalls. The structure and oxidation of the nanowalls was found to be the critical factor for their thermal stability and controlled luminescence properties. Cytotoxic study demonstrated significant antibacterial effect of both maze-like and wavy h-BN nanowalls against E. coli. The reported results reveal a significant potential of h-BN nanowalls for a broad range of applications from electronics to biomedicine.}
}