@article{scholars10546,
            note = {cited By 9},
          volume = {98},
             doi = {10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.10.031},
           title = {Magnesium diboride (MgB2): An effective and novel precursor for the synthesis of vertically aligned BNNTs},
            year = {2018},
       publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
         journal = {Materials Research Bulletin},
           pages = {235--239},
        abstract = {Vertically aligned Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have exceptional electrical, mechanical and thermal properties suitable for its potential applications without any further purification. However, the synthesis of aligned BNNTs via previously reported techniques is not only complicated, lengthy and misleading but also result in useless impurities in the final product. Here, we report Magnesium diboride (MgB2) as an effective and novel precursor for the synthesis of vertically aligned BNNTs directly on SiO2 substrate at 1000 {\^A}oC. Magnesium (Mg) from MgB2 in partially melted form diffuses on SiO2 substrate whereas the adsorbed Boron with Mg reacts with Nitrogen from decomposed ammonia and synthesized vertically aligned BNNTs. The morphology, alignment, structure and compositions of the as-synthesized BNNTs are studied via field emission scanning electron microscope, high resolution transmission electron microscope, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. {\^A}{\copyright} 2017 Elsevier Ltd},
        keywords = {Borides; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Magnesium; Scanning electron microscopy; Silica; Synthesis (chemical); X ray diffraction; X ray spectroscopy; Yarn, BNNTs; Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs); Field emission scanning electron microscopes; Magnesium diborides; Mechanical and thermal properties; MgB2; Precursor; Vertically aligned, Silicon compounds},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032013805&doi=10.1016\%2fj.materresbull.2017.10.031&partnerID=40&md5=0866cef40a1711d745f253f4b9ea346d},
            issn = {00255408},
          author = {Ahmad, P. and Khandaker, M. U. and Muhammad, N. and Rehman, F. and Khan, G. and Khan, A. S. and Ullah, Z. and Rehman, M. A. and Ahmed, S. and Gulzar, M. and Din, I. U. and Ahmed, S. M. and Ali, H. and Arshid, N.}
}