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Aligned tetragonal single crystal boron nanorods have been synthesized by chemical vapor deposition on silicon substrates without any templates. A thin film of Al was used as catalyst, and the nanorods were synthesized in a large area. The nanorods have a diameter of 20–50 nm. The SAED and HRTEM reveal that the nanorods are single crystal in nature and preferentially grew up along [002]. The optical properties of the nanorods were investigated. The growth mechanism of the boron nanorods has been discussed.
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Yang, Q., Sha, J., Wang, L. et al. Aligned single crystal Al-catalyzed boron nanorods on Si substrates. Eur. Phys. J. B 56, 35–39 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2007-00087-5
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